The findings challenge conventional views on upper jaw evolution. Traditionally, it was believed that mammalian jaw bones were directly inherited from reptiles.

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...

Researchers in Brazil have discovered the fossilized bones of Retymaijychampsa beckerorum, a 237-million-year-old crocodile-like predator. This significant find sheds light on early reptile ...

Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...

This lizard is considered a living fossil. Its closest ancestor lived more than 66 million years ago, back when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. Its remarkable evolutionary survival makes it a ...

Anybody who has ever watched a fictional movie featuring dinosaurs would likely have been led to believe that the ...

The face is one of the most distinctive features of vertebrates, diverged widely among species while maintaining a highly complex anatomical structure. Notably, mammals have a “nose” that can ...

A new study examines cancer prevalence across hundreds of vertebrate species. Every multicellular creature, whether soaring ...

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