The Jurassic fossil Juracanthocephalus reveals a key evolutionary link between rotifers and parasitic acanthocephalans, ...

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a ...

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a ...

Discover the most complete fossil of Mixodectes pungens, shedding light on early mammalian evolution, its arboreal lifestyle, ...

Have you ever looked into the mirror and wondered just how deeply your roots stretch back in the tree of life? It might ...

The fossil expands the Denisovan's known range by thousands of kilometres and provides new insights into how this species ...

Mar. 27, 2025 — Researchers have created a way to see your family tree as a movie rather than ... A New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding With Modern Humans Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal ...

Meanwhile, scientists are still piecing together how Denisovans fit into the human family tree. Their DNA has been found in modern humans, which points to interbreeding between Denisovans and Homo ...

Little Foot is from a branch of the human family tree called Australopithecus, latin for "southern ape" -- considered the ancestors of modern humans, with a mixture of ape-like and human ...