A spectacular dinosaur discovery in Spain is giving scientists a rare new look inside the world of stegosaurs.

Australia does not simply have a large number of lizards. In many regions, they dominate the landscape almost quietly, moving ...

When paleontologists picture the earliest animals, they tend to imagine something with at least a rudimentary skeleton: a ...

The study also points to environmental conditions as another factor behind the evolutionary success of crabs. The researchers ...

A hidden cave lake in Mexico has given scientists a rare opportunity to watch evolution reshape vision, behavior, and ...

With 204 species in 36 genuses, the Milkvetch Family ranks second most diverse wildflower group in Colorado. Before exploring ...

Crabs' signature sideways scuttle, a mystery for ages, has been traced to a single evolutionary event 200 million years ago. This unique movement, observed in 35 out of 50 studied species, provided a ...

Phylogeny, as a biological process, refers to the historical pattern of lineage splitting and character change that generates the evolutionary relationships among organisms or genes over time. It ...

Known as the "Queen of Climbers," the genus Clematis boasts over 300 species widely distributed across the globe. From tropical rainforests to sub-arctic regions, these plants are celebrated by ...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships among birds: the illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny ...

Researchers led by electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study ...

The mammalian order of Primates comprises 172 species of Old World apes and monkeys (Catarrhini), 146 New World monkeys (Platyrrhini), and 144 lemurs, lorises, and galagos (Strepsirrhini). Primates ...