The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

Undergraduate researcher Paris Acosta discusses his PREP award and non-linear journey through research ...

Researchers have discovered an exceptionally preserved fossil site in Massachusetts that provides a rare glimpse into ...

Since Darwin revealed his seminal theory of evolution by natural selection, human beings have endeavored to understand their own evolutionary origins and history. A lot of questions still remain, but ...

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...

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Researchers have uncovered a fascinating mechanism behind the reduction and asymmetry of emu wing bones. The wings not only ...

The researchers were able to determine that the Ice Age teenagers experienced their growth spurt between ages 13 and 16, similar to modern hunter-gatherer groups. Physical maturity for these ancient ...

Amielle Moreno earned her doctorate in neuroscience from Emory University and has dedicated her career to science communication, news coverage, and medical writing and editing. She is a published ...

Unusual tusks on preserved skulls of dicynodonts influenced the look of a mythical beast painted by Southern Africa’s San people, a researcher suspects.