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New fossil foot analysis reveals the surprising and varied lifestyles of dinosaur bird ancestors
Feet of an Andean condor. Vladimir Wrangel/Shutterstock Phil Bell, University of New England Have you ever eaten chicken…
Triceratops Had a Pretty Weird Neck—Here’s Why It’s So Unique
Few dinosaurs evoke the imaginations of both kids and kids-at-heart like the Triceratops; these dinosaurs are among some…
Five ways reindeer are perfectly evolved for pulling Santa’s sleigh
Vladimir Melnikov/Shutterstock Louise Gentle, Nottingham Trent University We all know that Father Christmas would struggle to deliver presents…
The surprising role cheese played in human evolution
shutterstock Penny Bickle, University of York A solid white mass found in a broken jar in an Ancient…
Where Did All These Big, Flightless Birds Come From?
Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and many more—there seems to be no shortage of flightless birds, even those of similar…
Why do animals have tails?
Dogs use their tails to communicate. Eastimages/Moment via Getty Images Michael A. Little, Binghamton University, State University of…
Should We Rewrite the “Tree of Life?”
Evolutionary research points to all multicellular organisms branching out almost close to the bottom of the so-called “tree…
Here’s 5 Picks of the Past With PBS Eons
It may not look like it at first glance, but YouTube has proven itself time and time again…
Even Darwin Had His Off Days—He Missed Evolutionary Evidence That’s Right In Front Of Him
In one of his stops during his trip around the world, famed naturalist Charles Darwin stumbled upon an…
Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action
Extremes of the colour gradient of the Eastern San Antonio frog (Hyla orientalis). On the left, a specimen…