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The Crocodile That Hunted Our Ancestors Lurked in Ethiopia 3 Million Years Ago

A newly described African species in the magic mushroom family confirms its evolutionary origin. Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is found growing on cattle dung in the grasslands of southern Africa and Zimbabwe.

The World’s Most Famous Magic Mushroom Has a Wild African Cousin Nobody Recognised

A simulated cell in the early stages of division.

Scientists Simulate an Entire Living Cell Growing and Dividing in 4D

Ancient Crocodile Relative Switched from Four Legs to Two as It Grew Up

Purple Martins Caught in Texas Deep Freeze Died from Cold, Not Starvation

Why Chimps Are Captivated by Crystals, and What It Says About Us

Black Soldier Fly Larvae Destroy Most Human Viruses in Waste Within Eight Days

The digital reconstruction of the iconic fossil, Little Foot, reveals unexpected similarities with Ethiopian specimens, contributing to debates on early hominin relationships.

Digital Reconstruction of 3.67-Million-Year-Old Fossil Face Finds Unexpected Link to East Africa

Bornean Fanged Frogs Reclassified from 18 Species to Six in Gray Zone of Evolution

macaque monkeys

Tolerant Macaques Are Born With Larger Amygdalae, and Shrink Them Over Time

adult deer tick

Tick Protein Inhibits Both Major Chemokine Classes Linked to Autoimmune Disease

While modern humans carry Neanderthal DNA scattered across our genomes, our X chromosomes remain surprisingly devoid of these ancient sequences. This infographic, based on a groundbreaking study by Platt et al. in Science, illustrates the surprising reason why: "mate preference," not natural selection. The research reveals a striking inheritance mismatch, suggesting a strong preference for specific mating pairs—predominantly Neanderthal males with human females—that shaped the unique genetic landscape of both species.

Neanderthal Men and Human Women Drove Most Interbreeding Between the Two Species

amber with cretaceous ants

Cretaceous Amber Preserves 99-Million-Year-Old Ant Interactions With Mites and Spiders

Robotic wing inspired by nature CREDIT Credit University of Southampton

Liquid-Metal Skin Gives Robotic Underwater Wing Fish-Like Awareness of Currents

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