Echidnas and the semi-aquatic platypus are believed to have evolved from a common ancestor called Kryoryctes cadburyi that ...

Jaguars and leopards are part of the Panthera genus, which also includes lions, tigers and snow leopards. Tigers and snow ...

Fossilized tracks from an early reptile are now the oldest known reptilian tracks, meaning the tetrapod ancestor most likely ...

The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed wildcat, but experts and information on the ...

Among the most well-known brachycephalic dogs are pugs and French Bulldogs, while Persians and exotic shorthairs are among ...

We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...

Not only do chimpanzees maintain a rhythm while drumming on tree roots, but two subspecies use distinct tempos and techniques, according to a new study ...

Despite being a multilingual actor and director, Kamal Hassan appears to be ignorant of the history of languages and their ...

The fossils of ancient salamander-like creatures in Scotland are among the most well-preserved examples of early stem tetrapods -- some of the first animals to make the transition from water to land.

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ancestor. LUCA sits at the root of the evolutionary tree, where two great domains of life—Bacteria and Archaea—split. This ancient ...

Scientists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have recreated how RNA might have first replicated itself on ...