150-year-old Darwin mystery solved by a carnivorous alpine flower
Saxifraga candelabrum, an alpine flowering plant from China, has been confirmed as carnivorous because it attracts, traps, digests,…
Octopuses Use Mirrors to Map Space Like Primates and Dolphins
The post Octopuses Use Mirrors to Map Space Like Primates and Dolphins appeared first on A-Z Animals. If…
This Toothless, Beaked Crocodile Ancestor Walked on Two Legs
During the Triassic period there was an explosion of animal diversity. A cataclysmic extinction event at the end…
Meet The Draco Lizard — The Flying Dragon That Uses Its Ribs As Wings
This Southeast Asian lizard stretches its ribs into wings to glide between branches. Here’s how evolution bent anatomy…
Evolution has used the same genetic ‘cheat sheet’ for over 120 million years
A yellow band across a wing might look like a simple flourish. In the South American rainforest, it…
The Marvel of Bradykinin: A Convergent Evolution Tale
The recent discovery surrounding the molecule bradykinin has led scientists to gain deeper insights into evolution. Bradykinin,…