For over a century, scientists have been captivated by the mystery of how mammals evolved from sprawling creatures resembling ...

Mammal evolution to upright posture followed complex branching path rather than simple step-by-step progression.

Take a journey back in time to explore the early ancestors of today’s most familiar mammals. From tiny proto-elephants to ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it ...

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

Scientists have long wondered how mammals, including humans, evolved to walk with their legs under their bodies instead of ...

Using whole genome sequencing and cutting‐edge analyses, researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising ...

The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have just gotten more complicated. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from Japan who have studied how the face ...

The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and locomotion was a transformative event in mammalian evolution ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.