Scientists Finally Think They Know Why T. rex Had Tiny Arms
T. rex’s famously tiny arms may have been the result of one terrifying evolutionary upgrade: an enormous skull…
Why Do Humans Have Unique Voices? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains The Anatomy That Makes You Unmistakable
Every human voice is acoustically unique. The anatomy and evolutionary history behind that fact turns out to be…
Meet The Star-Nosed Mole — The Fastest Hunter On The Planet
Most predators hunt with eyes or speed. This blind, burrowing mole hunts with 25,000 touch receptors — and…
Mystery of Tyrannosaurus rex’s Tiny Arms May Finally Have an Answer
Paleontologists from University College London and the University of Cambridge say the large predatory dinosaurs’ tiny arms evolved…
Why the T-Rex had tiny arms
The tiny arms of Tyrannosaurus rex have supplied cartoonists and comedians with endless gags since its discovery, but…
Scientists May Have Finally Solved Why Most Humans Are Right-Handed
Credit: Unsplash. Nine out of ten people favor their right hand. They write with it, eat with it,…
Why Are Some People Morning People? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
The answer has less to do with morning people’s discipline than with deep evolutionary history, and a molecular…
Scientists Discover Ancient “Language Switches” Hidden in Human DNA
HAQERs are ancient genetic regulators that play a major role in language ability but remained stable due to…
Scientists finally solve why humans became overwhelmingly right-handed
About nine out of every ten humans on Earth are righties. This strange imbalance stretches across cultures, continents,…
Meet The Axolotl — The Salamander That Can Regrow Its Own Brain
The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival…
Did Homo erectus and Denisovans mate? Tooth proteins hint at ancient trysts
Ancient proteins were extracted from the tooth enamel from several Homo erectus individuals, including ‘Peking man’, illustrated above.Credit:…
Only 2% Of Humans Have Green Eyes—An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why
For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we…