Genes reveal why some languages are so unusual
A new study suggests that the genetic history of a population can predict how unusual its language is. Researc
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A new study suggests that the genetic history of a population can predict how unusual its language is. Researc
Scientists in Norway have performed tissue transplants on comb jellies and found that these gelatinous creatur
A protein in sea anemones fights viruses by doing the opposite of what the human immune system does, and it wo
The earliest primate ancestors may have been cold weather survivors, not tropical tree dwellers. A study publi
The horse, an animal long tied to human civilization in Europe and Asia, actually first appeared on the other
A single celled organism that can clump together with its own kind is giving scientists a fresh glimpse into t
A 380-million-year-old fish skull from Antarctica has revealed that some prehistoric fish were already equippe
A newly reported fossil site in southwest China has pushed parts of the complex animal story deeper into time,
A fossil kept in a museum collection for more than 150 years has been reidentified as an important piece of co
Human evolution did not slow down after the dawn of civilization,it dramatically sped up. A landmark analysis
A grotesque, mangled dinosaur skull, once dismissed as a worthless specimen and forgotten in a museum drawer f
A 550-million-year-old fossil, found along a riverbank in China, has finally explained why the earliest sponge
A 250-million-year-old egg, discovered in South Africa, has definitively proven that the ancestors of mammals