While the evolution of the butthole was a major breakthrough in animal development, its story might actually end with ...

However, a new study from the University of Geneva suggests that the egg could in fact predate all animal life. A ...

It's not your uncle who tried to deep-fry a turkey in his bathtub. From animals who mistake their own reflections for rivals ...

Critical proteins involved in animal stem cell regulation are much older than previously thought, predating the origin of ...

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Hong Kong have created a mouse with substituted genes ...

The 500-million-year-old primitive fish without bones or teeth has surprisingly advanced anatomical features. “Based on the ...

A new study from the University of Arizona reveals that color vision in animals evolved around 500 million years ago, much ...

The research highlights how evolution repurposes existing genetic tools, turning them into versatile drivers of innovation.

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question.

The team is still in the early stages of robot construction, and in addition to the water-to-land transition, they also hope to eventually study the evolution of flight and how some animals ...

Animals already harbored genes that could degrade ethanol before yeasts began producing it, but there is evidence that evolution fine-tuned this ability for mammals and birds that consume fruit ...