John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...

However, a pair of fossilized skull fragments recently found off the Javanese coast are helping experts recontextualize the ...

We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...

Fossilized claw tracks discovered in Australia show that the animal group that includes reptiles, mammals and birds formed ...

Language processing in humans depends on the neuronal connection between language areas in the brain. Until recently, this ...

Cats and dogs are believed to share a common ancestor, the miacid, a carnivoran. Carnivorans split into two suborders, cats ...

In lists of the most popular dog breeds and most popular cat breeds, you’ll often find flat-faced, or brachycephalic, animals ...

Scientists have now discovered the oldest ancestor for all the Australian tree frogs, with distant links to the tree frogs of South America.

Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as ...

In new research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, we identify Australia’s earliest known species of tree frog – one that once hopped and croaked around an ancient lake near ...

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.