Some 150 million years ago sauropods dramatically shaped the dinosaur ecosystem in what is now the western U.S., according to a new study ...

New research conducted by paleontologists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the CNRS ...

Two confirmed cases of the rare virus prompted the WHO and other health officials to activate their outbreak responses. WASHINGTON — Several Asian countries have introduced or reinforced precautionary ...

The app can create realistic AI-generated videos from simple text prompts. A new generative artificial intelligence app called Sora is quickly becoming one of the most talked about and debated tech ...

The first complete activity map of a mammalian brain has revealed unprecedented insights into how decisions are made – and may even hint at the roots of that mysterious feeling we call intuition. For ...

The scientists, co-led by Wei Wang, PhD, and colleagues, performed a side-by-side genetic comparison between mammal species—including rabbits—that can regenerate ear tissue and those—including ...

The sprawling-upright transition across mammal evolution, showing changes in posture and limb bone shape. The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Humans tend to put our own intelligence on a pedestal. Our brains can do math, employ logic, explore abstractions, and think critically.

One of the standout features of the C. torreensis fossil is its tooth replacement pattern. Unlike the posteroanterior pattern seen in most multituberculates, this species exhibited a non-sequential ...