The fossilized remains belong to Cosmopolitodus hastalis – an extinct mackerel shark closely related to the modern great ...

The anatomy of the creature surprised researchers ... the presence of two sets of flaps fills a huge gap in the arthropod evolution traced by experts to this date. Open the Youtube video The ...

Vestigial structures are anatomical features or organs in an organism that have lost their original function due to evolution. While these structures ... from a common ancestor and share a similar ...

It all comes down to their anatomy. With sharp, hooked beaks and powerful talons ... capable of reaching up to 240 miles per hour when diving after prey. But the evolution of the peregrine falcon ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn ... an expert on language evolution at the University of Edinburgh and ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

The study, which looked at eight years of humpback whale recordings, suggests the structure is a type of 'cultural evolution' of learning common to both humans and whales. Further research can ...

travelled across the Northeast to teach students about whale anatomy and their important role in the marine ecosystem," the report said. Students in grades six through 12 were asked about their ...