New research finds that dinosaurs were already adapted to living in cold climates before the end-Triassic mass extinction. But how?
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Evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine.
The 557-million-year-old specimen challenges the theory that animal body plans were laid out in the Cambrian explosion.
If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
Pando is a stand of aspen in Utah that is 14,000 years old and weighs 12 million pounds. Humans threaten to end its long reign.
Syllipsimopodi bideni is small (about 12cm in length), has ten arms, suckers, fins, and a triangular pen of hard tissue inside its body for support.
Parasites aren’t limited to just worms and ticks. Even some plants like to feed off others — and they perhaps could help fight invasive species.
In the land of the double-blind, impartiality is king.
Destruction of the Ukrainian dam unleashed a catastrophic flood—and surfaced centuries of cultural heritage. Now there’s a call not to rebuild it.
Tusks suddenly became a liability, even though in natural circumstances, tusks are very useful.
Known as the Great Oxygenation Event, Earth froze over as oxygen accumulated in our atmosphere, nearly driving all life extinct.
A new analysis of an ancient hominin fossil sheds light on the “Out of Africa” dispersal events that occurred more than one million years ago.
He was also a eugenicist — but at least he could draw pretty pictures.
To preserve biodiversity and ecosystems, protected areas should be connected into a gigantic World Park.
The discovery suggests that the “Boring Billion” period of evolution on Earth wasn’t so boring after all.
Can a non-native species be a friend instead of a foe?
Many animals engage in “zoopharmacognosy” or self-medication.
The moths in your garden might hear your tomato plant’s pain.
Marburg virus, like its cousin Ebola, causes severe disease, with fatality rates ranging from 22% to 90%.
Parity tasks (such as odd and even categorisation) are considered abstract and high-level numerical concepts in humans.
Experts say it’s likely space junk—and there’s plenty more where that came from.
“The more I unleash myself from the tethers of domestication, the happier I feel.”
These enormous centipedes are straight out of science fiction.
There’s an enormous evolutionary advantage for flamingos to stand on one leg, but genetics doesn’t help. Only physics explains why.
A lucky discovery involving lithium-sulfur batteries has a legitimate chance to revolutionize how we power our world.
Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.
We cannot afford to dream about living on other worlds while we continue to destroy ours.