Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate ...

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Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

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Scientists in Egypt discovered a not-before-known apex predator that lived 30 million years ago, potentially helping to solve an extinction mystery.

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

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These findings challenge the traditional view of brain evolution and demonstrate that, while ... Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion Feb. 10 ...