In a research article published in eLife Science on November 28, the study, conducted by an international team of researchers, reveals the ice age-era mammal was an “evolutionary dead end” in the ...

How did the zebra get its stripes? To answer part of that question and better understand the evolution of all members of the Equus genus, a team of researchers have produced the draft genome of a ...

The phenomenon of species extinction is a natural part of evolution, with about 500 species having disappeared in the past century, and a recent study suggests that the loss is not limited to ...

Scientists who analyzed DNA from New World stilt-legged horses say they are not related to the horses of today, rather representing a new extinct genus called Haringtonhippus. Above, an illustration ...

Q: Was the Hagerman horse originally in the Smithsonian? A: "No, the Hagerman horse replica in the Hagerman Museum — the life-size skeleton — did not come to Hagerman from the Smithsonian, though ...

Protection from flies best explains the function of zebra stripes, says a new analysis. A head-to-head test of five explanations that researchers have proposed for zebras’ distinctive patterning finds ...