Not so long ago, the trumpeting of elephants could be heard across a great deal of our planet. Wrinkly-skinned giants did not ...

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For decades, scientists believed modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage. However, new research has not only challenged this view, it has simultaneously spawned a new mystery ...

A joint research team from China and abroad has for the first time found that mammaliaforms from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods exhibited highly similar, uniform dark coloration, the Chinese ...

Past studies have indicated that certain Neanderthal alleles were cast aside by natural selection because they were detrimental to our ancient ancestors. Who Were the Ancestral Populations? An element ...

The ancestors of all modern humans split off from a mystery population 1.5 million years ago and then reconnected with them 300,000 years ago, a new genetic model suggests.

With their drooping noses, rotund bodies and vegetarian diets, tapirs are quite a sight. These elusive hoofed mammals are widely considered to be calm and gentle, naturally inclined to run and ...

With their drooping noses, rotund bodies and vegetarian diets, tapirs are quite a sight. These elusive hoofed mammals are widely considered to be calm and gentle, naturally inclined to run and hide ...