Oxygen shaped the evolution of the eye
Convergent origins of new mechanisms to supply oxygen to the retina were directly linked to concurrent enhancements in the functional anatomy of the eye.
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Four-hundred-eighty-million-year-old fossils reveal sea lilies’ ancient roots
New fossil animal named after the goddess Athena shows how sea lilies’ arms evolved
Read moreFour-hundred-eighty-million-year-old fossils reveal sea lilies’ ancient roots
New fossil animal named after the goddess Athena shows how sea lilies’ arms evolved
Read moreScientists at the California Academy of Sciences describe 71 new species in 2019
From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants — spanning five continents and three oceans — these discoveries grow Earth’s tree of life
Read moreDull teeth, long skulls, specialized bites evolved in unrelated plant-eating dinosaurs
Herbivorous dinosaurs evolved many times during the 180 million-year Mesozoic era, and while they didn’t all evolve to chew, swallow,
Read moreChanging wildfires in the California’s Sierra Nevada may threaten northern goshawks
New study in Biological Conservation shows majority of the species’ foraging and roosting habitat is at high risk of severe wildfire
Read moreScientists at the California Academy of Sciences describe 71 new species in 2019
From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants — spanning five continents and three oceans — these discoveries grow Earth’s tree of life
Read moreDull teeth, long skulls, specialized bites evolved in unrelated plant-eating dinosaurs
Herbivorous dinosaurs evolved many times during the 180 million-year Mesozoic era, and while they didn’t all evolve to chew, swallow,
Read moreChanging wildfires in the California’s Sierra Nevada may threaten northern goshawks
New study in Biological Conservation shows majority of the species’ foraging and roosting habitat is at high risk of severe wildfire
Read moreBirds are shrinking as the climate warms
Forty years of data show that migratory birds have been getting smaller
Read moreResearchers decipher small Dead Sea mammal’s vocal communication
The diverse vocal repertoire of rock hyraxes reveals new information about sex differences and the evolution of language
Read moreBirds are shrinking as the climate warms
Forty years of data show that migratory birds have been getting smaller
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