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Thigh bone evolution got dinos up on two feet

Researchers have charted the evolution of the leggy alterations that allowed dinosaurs and birds to stand on their own two feet.

The teeth of a monkey that went extinct about 500,000 years ago is offering clues to the ages of fossils of human ancestors in South Africa.

The teeth of a monkey that went extinct about 500,000 years ago is offering clues to the ages of fossils of human ancestors in South Africa.

The last common ancestor between octopuses and humans was 500 million years ago, but their eyes are still “remarkably similar” to our own.

Researchers have solved a 100-year-old mystery: How did ancient plants emerge from swamps and riverbanks to new habitats with less water?

“…the Black Death was an important selective pressure to the evolution of the human immune system.”

“…the Black Death was an important selective pressure to the evolution of the human immune system.”

The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth’s oceans over 300 million years ago.

The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth’s oceans over 300 million years ago.

Many ancient fish actually favored the cold, dark, barren waters of the deep sea instead of the shallow warm ocean full of resources.