Research conducted by Filip Kolář of the Faculty of Science, Charles University, and Patrick Meirmans of the University of ...

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern ...

One sobering takeaway: The paper shows that Barbary lions had relatively healthy levels of genetic diversity before disappearing, suggesting that their extinction happened quickly in evolutionary ...

Updated phylogenetic analyses yield a more nuanced view of the evolution of the DPANN archaea, a diverse superphylum of enigmatic and symbiotic microorganisms with a debated placement on the tree ...

A recently discovered creature, Mosura fentoni, has stunned paleontologists with its bizarre, otherworldly features. Unveiled ...

Molecular evolution is the area of evolutionary biology that studies evolutionary change at the level of the DNA sequence. It includes the study of rates of sequence change, relative importance of ...

Deep in Mongolia’s windswept deserts, a long-forgotten fossil has surfaced from the shadows of prehistory exposing a vital missing link in the narrative of the most terrifying predators to have ever ...

May 30, 2025 — A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically more forested ...