A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile first discovered over 100 years ago in the north east of Scotland has revealed it to be a close relative of the species that would become pterosaurs—iconic flying reptiles of ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 5, 2022
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Spoiler alert: if you ever find yourself engaged in a staring contest with a snake, you'll lose.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2022
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A new study sheds light on how toothed whales adapted their sonar abilities to occupy different environments. The study shows that as animals grew bigger, they were able to put more energy into their echolocation sounds—but ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2018
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The vocal lip-smacks that geladas use in friendly encounters have surprising similarities to human speech, according to a study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on April 8th. The geladas, which live only ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2013
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The invention of the jaw is the most profound and radical evolutionary step in the vertebrate history. However, the sequence leading to the evolutionary origin of the jaw is still unclear largely due to the absence of data ...
Archaeology
Nov 14, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Firms that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors increase overall likelihood of improving upon that breakthrough while also raising profits for the original innovator and market ...
Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It seems we may have parasites to thank for the existence of sex as we know it. Indiana University biologists have found that, although sexual reproduction between two individuals is costly from an evolutionary ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian cuckoo birds have taken a new evolutionary step – mimicking the color of their host young to avoid certain death, according to a study by researchers from The Australian National University.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2011
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