What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus ... Alice Clement is an evolutionary biologist and paleontologist who is interested in early vertebrates. She studies fish and tetrapods, in particular ...

All kitted out in bush gear, tourists head out on an African safari. But this one isn’t about spotting animals. It involves searching for fossil evidence of life millions of years ago.

What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus (a mollusk) and the coelacanth (a fish) all have in common? They don't look alike, and they aren't biologically related, but part of their evolutionary ...

In 2009, while examining an old quarry, Charles Ver Straeten, the curator of sedimentary rocks at the New York State Museum, noticed something unusual. He was scouting the area with colleagues Linda ...

More information: Loren Koçillari et al, Tetrapod sperm length evolution in relation to body mass is shaped by multiple trade-offs, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50391-0 ...

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other ...

A vast colony of aspen clones could hold clues about how ancient organisms protect their genomes from harmful mutations.

A study published in PeerJ has reshaped our understanding of the evolutionary history of sea stars, particularly the family ...

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

Evolutionary Tree Innovators Fund earns an Average Process Pillar rating. The leading factor in the rating is the firm's retention rate of the firm's portfolio managers, which is 100% over the ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats ...