This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of hominins, but also further explores the factors that confound systematics in human evolution. It is commonly understood that taxonomy should ...

This article presents valuable findings on the impact of climate change on odonates, integrating phenological and range shifts to broaden our understanding of biodiversity change. The study leverages ...

Series of paleomaps visualising the geographical and chronological aspects of the main events during the evolutionary history of the freshwater fish family Nemacheilidae across Eurasia. A red star ...

Research highlights how the meteor impact that ended the dinosaurs helped spawn the mutualistic relationship between ants and ...

Evolutionary molecular biologist Beth Shapiro on the hunt for ancient DNA and her groundbreaking de-extinction and ...

The results corroborated the systematic membership of Dermaptera to Polyneoptera and strongly supported the phylogeny within the order, which was inferred from the latest molecular phylogenetic ...

I am interested in how (genetic underpinnings) and why (evolutionary reasons) animals are so diverse. To examine these questions, I integrate data from different scales, from molecules to organismal ...

For years, scientists have thought that the irresistible, wide-eyed expression known as “puppy dog eyes” was something only ...

While our human ancestors began domesticating food crops around 10,000 years ago, a lineage of ants called the "attines" ...

In 2021, China established the Giant Panda National Park. The conservation area spans 27,000 kilometers and covers parts of ...