Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 ...

A saber-toothed predator from over 270 million years ago has been unearthed on Mallorca. The fossil represents the ...

We often see the results of evolution, but not the process directly. Now, scientists have been treated to front row seats of ...

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...

However, 60 million years ago, having twins was the norm among primates, which changed everything anthropologists understood ...

A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

Saber-tooth fangs acted like an “evolutionary ratchet,” ensuring the hunting prowess of animals but limiting their ...

We have been researching the evolution of primate litter size – how many babies grow during each pregnancy – for the past several years. To study mammal evolution and reproductive life history, we use ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, ...