Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. ..
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. ..
Whale-sized shonisaurs dominated the ocean 230 million years ago. A fossil cluster offers a fascinating glimpse at how they lived—based on where they ..
While biologists still aren't exactly sure how it works, a new study closes in on why the insects that pester Savannah animals zig when anything zags. ..
Earth is teeming with unknown species, and they’re dying off faster than ever. Now biologists are battling over an old question: how to catalog life? ..
By studying how electric organs arose in different lineages of fish, scientists gain new insights into a long-standing question of evolutionary biology. ..
New research finds that chaos plays a bigger role in population dynamics than decades of ecological data seemed to suggest. ..
New data shows that several types of the shelled reptiles can slow—and even stop—aging if the environmental conditions are right. ..
Sea cucumbers are squishy and soft. They also employ lethal strategies to protect themselves. ..
Two new studies use whole genome sequencing to explore how the animals have fared in warmer conditions, raising questions about climate and adaptation. ..
The rainforest's lush genetic diversity may be due in part to the dynamics of branching rivers, which serve as invisible fences between bird populations. ..