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One of just two vertebrates without a jaw, sea lampreys that are wreaking havoc in Midwestern fisheries are simultaneously helping scientists understand the origins of two important stem cells.

Jawless Lampreys Reveal Ancient Secrets of Vertebrate Evolution

Peacock butterfly

Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact

Komodo tooth iron map. Credit: Dr Aaron LeBlanc

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth to rip apart their prey

A scientist defeathers one of the birds. Image by Dr Mariana Nabais.

Cook like a Neanderthal: Scientists try to replicate ancient butchering methods to learn how Neanderthals ate birds

mudskipper

To walk, you just need fins and a sense of adventure

Using AI to scrutinize, validate theories on animal evolution

Abstract illustration to accompany brain size article

Human Brain Size Defies Evolutionary Trend

This image shows an artist's reconstruction of Gaiasia jennyae. Gabriel Lio has illustrated this newly discovered stem tetrapod species from Namibia. The creature was an apex predator that lived in the wetland areas of southern Gondwana approximately 280 million years ago.

Gondwana’s Ultimate Hunter Rewrites Early Animal Evolution

Artist’s rendering of Gaiasia jennyae.

Giant salamander-like creature was a top predator in the ice age before the dinosaurs

Ammonites basking under the Late Cretaceous sun. Artwork by Callum Pursall (@cpursall on X)

Ammonites Went Out With a Bang, Challenging Previous Theories

The best dads in the primate world? Owl monkey fathers take on the role of primary caregiver and only hand their babies back to their female partners for nursing.

Math Says Male Mammals Don’t Breastfeed to Protect Offspring from Harmful Microbes

Depiction of Lokiceratops in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana, with two Probrachylophosaurus passing by in the background.

New Dinosaur with Bizarre Horns Discovered in Montana

N. savoryi

Fish Parents Use Physical Punishment to Get Kids to Help

Reconstruction of the earliest sea-going reptile from the Southern Hemisphere: Nothosaurs swimming along the ancient southern polar coast, now part of New Zealand, around 246 million years ago. Artwork by Stavros Kundromichalis.

Ancient Sea Reptile Fossil Discovered in New Zealand Rewrites Evolutionary History

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