Tag: evolution
Ancient armoured worm could be ancestor of three major living animal groups
A well-preserved fossilised worm from over 518 million years could be the ancestor of three major groups of living animals, according to an international team…
Australian fish fossils get to the heart of vertebrate evolution
Scientists in Australia have unearthed beautifully preserved fossilized hearts and other internal organs of ancient armored fish in a discovery that provides insight into the…
Our first steps? Fossil may boost case for earliest ancestor
Twenty years ago, scientists discovered a 7-million-year-old skull that they concluded belonged to a creature who walked upright and was our earliest known ancestor. Not…
Pivotal evolutionary change helped pave the way for human speech
Scientists have identified evolutionary modifications in the voice box distinguishing people from other primates that may underpin a capability indispensable to humankind – speaking. Researchers…
How Victorian sexism influenced Darwin’s theories: New research
Sex is an expensive business, biologically speaking. Finding a suitable mate takes time and energy. Offspring are also a huge investment of resources. But sex…