Jurassic World Rebirth is going to feature many dinosaurs, including iconic favorites like the Velociraptors along with new ...

Experimental evolution is the use of laboratory or controlled field manipulations to investigate evolutionary processes. It usually makes use of organisms with rapid generation times and small ...

However, the researchers also found that countries where poultry are vaccinated against H5 bird flu—specifically China—saw a faster rate of viral evolution compared to those where poultry is ...

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Evolution = optimization Evolution is the driving force for every organism. Given its environment, an organism adapts, survives, and withstands selective pressure. "Adaptation can be seen as an ...

Differences in the skulls of leopards and snow leopards. Credit: Jiangzuo et al., 2025. This allowed them to trace the evolution and ecological adaptation of the species during the Quaternary, as well ...

Genome evolution is the process by which a genome changes in structure over time, through mutation, horizontal gene transfer, and sexual reproduction. The study of genome evolution involves ...

Morocco is uniquely rich in mosasaur fossils, says Henry Sharpe at the University of Alberta in Canada. “Miners working in the phosphate mines come across mosasaurs all the time.” The problem ...

Mosasaur fossil may be a forgery, researchers claim CT scans needed to verify authenticity of the fossil Fossil from Morocco raises concerns over scientific integrity ...

The original study introduced Xenodens calminechari as a one-of-a-kind species of mosasaur, a predatory marine reptile that dominated the oceans during the Cretaceous period.

In 2021, scientists identified a new mosasaur species upon the discovery of a Cretaceous-period jaw with unusual teeth in a Moroccan mine. There’s only one problem—the remains may have been ...

In the dynamic world of paleontology, discoveries often rewrite what we know about ancient life. However, not every fossil fits neatly into the puzzle of history. A 2021 study describing a new species ...