An innovative study reveals that HRT coordinates the hatching of fish embryos, determining the critical moment for their ...

A new study finds that ocean acidity may have prevented life on Earth from developing for the planet’s first 500 million ...

One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

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Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

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In this episode of Weekly podcast, we speak to three experts who study different ways that people are affecting how plants and animals evolve – and how humanity has become the single biggest driver of ...

The collection gathered dust on a shelf in Sanchez’s grandmother’s attic for decades. However, in October 2024, the family ...

Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

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