"While most people recognize the iconic shape of a starfish, few have considered the complexity of their internal skeleton ... expand our understanding of the evolution of skeletons but also ...

Reference: Tinoco AI, Mitchison-Field LMY, Bradford J, et al. Role of the bicarbonate transporter SLC4γ in stony-coral skeleton formation and evolution. PNAS. 2023;120(24):e2216144120. doi: ...

Before the evolution of legs from fins ... and connection between the pelvis and axial skeleton - that were key to the origin of walking. And while Tiktaalik probably wasn't walking across ...

Because of the importance of coral skeleton formation in building reefs, a major research focus has been to understand the genes controlling the process and how it has evolved in corals.

New CU Boulder-led research finds that the traits that make vertebrates distinct from invertebrates were made possible by the emergence of a new set of genes 500 million years ago, documenting an ...

Before the evolution of legs from fins ... and connection between the pelvis and axial skeleton -- that were key to the origin of walking. And while Tiktaalik probably wasn't walking across ...

Lucy is a crucial piece in the puzzle of human evolution ... which is a key hominin characteristic. The skeleton was not the first hominin fossil discovery to show signs of bipedalism.

"Although it will require much more complete evidence for the evolution of the skeleton of early humans below the neck to test their ideas properly." ...

Languages: English, Spanish A "truly extraordinary" Neanderthal skeleton covered in "cave popcorn" is shedding new light on some of the mysteries of human evolution. Known as the "Altamura Man ...