The earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx, did not launch into the air like modern birds but relied on a series of rapid two-legged jumps, according to a landmark study published in August 2026…
Scientists propose that animal faeces, not just rising oxygen, may have driven the Cambrian explosion of life around 540 million years ago. Research published in the journal 'Trends in Ecology and Evolution'…
Scientists are uncovering new clues about how animals evolved an internal compass to navigate using Earth’s magnetic field, a trait called magnetoreception. Recent research suggests this ability may have evolved independently in…
A moth lacewing fossil preserved in amber shows that insects mimicked flowering-plant leaves 99 million years ago, according to a paper in Insect Science reported by The Hindu. The finding pushes back…
A systematic review has identified 427 documented cases of primates engaging socially with animals outside their own families, involving 88 primate species and 127 non-primate species. The findings, reported by The Times…
A study of 13 Australian snakes has found five distinct regions in their spines, including a short neck containing just 7 to 12 vertebrae. Published in the Journal of Morphology, the research…
A three-dimensionally preserved snake fossil from Brazil has given scientists fresh evidence that early snakes occupied varied habitats. Named Tametara mirim, the 80-million-year-old specimen is the first articulated Cretaceous snake fossil found…
Dinosaurs appeared about 230 million years ago and became the dominant land animals before an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction. A report by NDTV examines whether…
Researchers recorded Turks and Caicos anoles on Pine Cay and Water Cay before Hurricane Irma hit in September 2017. Hurricane Maria followed two weeks later, damaging vegetation and killing many lizards. Six…
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