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Bizarre Sea Monster Reveals Life After a Mass Extinction Event

May 24, 2016 12:28 AM EDT

A newly discovered fossil of an ancient marine reptile resembling a dolphin, reveals clues about the planet's mass extinction event and how animals rebounded after.

Adult male Masai giraffe in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Genes Reveal Secrets of How Giraffes Got Their Long Necks

Ana Verayo |

May 18, 2016 06:13 AM EDT

Scientists have identify the genes that are responsible for the giraffe's unique height and structure, revealing clues about its long neck.

Tropical Bird Tap Dances During Bizarre Mating Ritual, Japanese Researchers Discover

Victoria Stanley |

Nov 23, 2015 06:14 AM EST

All birds do like singing, but it seems some of them enjoy dancing too. A high speed video technology was used by Japanese researchers to capture 16 tropical finches engaging in a speedy 'tap dance' as part of their courtship ritual.

Human Hands Are Anatomically Primitive — Study

Roguero Caler |

Jul 15, 2015 06:00 AM EDT

Human hands are much, much older than you think. According to a new study, this part of the human body has not evolved for the past 6 million years. Even if the hands did, their anatomical evolution is so little, no one would doubt that they didn’t change at all.

Deep-sea Microbes: A Missing Link In The Evolution Of Complex Cellular Life, Including Us

L. P. Cabasag |

May 08, 2015 04:10 AM EDT

In a deep, dark, difficult environment underneath the ocean with a very high temperature and high pressure, there are traces of answers about evolution one might discover. Scientists found microorganisms that show a missing link in evolution of life on Earth, including us

Newly Discovered Microbe Can Explain the Missing Link of Evolution

Marco Foronda |

May 07, 2015 10:50 AM EDT

The study provides insight into how the complex cell types make up living beings evolved from simple microbes billions of years ago.

Fossils of a Platypus Dinosaur, the Milder Cousin of the T-rex Was Discovered In Chile

Marco Foronda |

Apr 28, 2015 08:59 PM EDT

Fossils of a platypus-like dinosaur reminiscent of the T-rex were recently discovered in Chile by a team of researchers.

Finally, Scientists Agree on Little Foot's Birthday

Marco Foronda |

Apr 02, 2015 02:38 AM EDT

The new findings suggest Little Foot was an older relative of "Lucy," the famous Australopithecus skeleton dated at 3.2 million years old and found in Ethiopia.

Colored Plumage Isn't Just About Gender, Study Reveals

Marco Foronda |

Mar 30, 2015 11:47 AM EDT

Researchers concluded that both natural selection and sexual selection influenced the bird coloration, but it works in different ways.

Scientists Found Fossils of Giant Sea Monster

Marco Foronda |

Mar 12, 2015 05:22 PM EDT

The newly described species is one of the largest arthropods yet discovered, a class of animals that includes spiders and crabs.

It's Way Better to Settle for Mr. Ok than Mr. Perfect

Marco Foronda |

Feb 08, 2015 04:36 AM EST

We either choose to mate with the first potentially inferior companion and risk inferior offspring, or just wait for Mr. or Ms. Perfect to come along.