Archive for the Evolution Articles

Bones in museum’s drawers lead to rediscovery of dinosaur

Nov 14 : The skeleton of a dinosaur known as Barosaurus has been rediscovered by a

Ancient chimps, early hominids may have used tools to search for food: Study

Nov.13 : Ancient chimpanzees and early humans may have used tools to search for

Last common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees and humans found in Kenya?

Nov.13 : Fossilised remains of a toothy, nut-chomping large ape retrieved in Kenya suggest that it may be the last common ancestor to gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.

Many mammals may have originated in India

Nov 9 : Many present day plant and animal species might have their origin in India, a new find has suggested.

First fossil depicting 290 million years old food chain discovered

Nov 9 : Palaeontologists have discovered a unique fossil in Germany that depicts 290 million

New research sheds light on ancient race

Nov 4 : A new research by scientists has provided insights about the lifestyle and origins of the mysterious Lapita people, ancestors of the present Polynesians and Melanesians.

Flying lemurs, the closest relative of primates

Nov 2 : New molecular and genomic data gathered by biologists indicates that flying lemurs

Teeth evolution in mammals not a one-time affair

Nov 1 : The discovery of a new species of fossilized mammal from the Jurassic era has led scientists to suggest that the basic tooth template shared by all mammals today evolved

Giant hyenas, saber-toothed cats and giraffes roamed ancient European site 1.8 million years ago

Nov.1 : Giant hyenas, sabre-toothed cats, giraffes and zebras lived side by side in the Granada region of south-east Spain 1.8 million years ago.

Life may have evolved chemically, not biologically

Oct 31 : US chemists at the University of Georgia have for the first time showed how