How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

Until now, there was a conflict in the field of paleontology. Genetic analysis of how fast traits mutated and evolved ...
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Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals

A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that ...
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Lung evolution shaped body size limits in early land vertebrates

The water-to-land transition stands as one of the most significant events in vertebrate evolution, giving rise to the two ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These 17-Million-Year-Old Fossils Could Rewrite the Evolutionary Tree of Apes—Including Humans

Jawbone fragments and teeth from a previously unknown species hint that the evolution of modern apes occurred in what's now ...
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Early Humans Outsprinted Other Apes in Evolution, Growing a Larger Brain at a Faster Rate

Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...
Forbes

New 150-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has Rewritten The History Of Bird Evolution—A Biologist Explains

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil discoveries unlock chapters of our planet’s storied ...
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Bucknell Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Explore Ancient Climate and Early Vertebrate Evolution

Bucknell University Professor Jeffrey Trop, geology & environmental geosciences, is one of the recipients of a National Science Foundation (NSF) $148,000 collaborative grant supporting research that ...