Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce — why these rare records matter
Scarcity of bat fossils has implications for bat conservation strategies today
Mozambique’s cyclone flooding was devastating to animals — we studied how body size affected survival
Larger species tend to be more resilient to disturbances but smaller ones can recover quicker
Earth’s early evolution: Fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago
Singhbhum Craton’s unique geological features, including its greenstone belts, provide invaluable information about Earth’s surface …
It’s a myth that male animals are usually larger than females — new study
Male-biased size dimorphism was found in only 28% of 429 mammal species examined
New evolutionary law explains how living beings, minerals & species evolve
In the early years of the Solar System, Earth was home to 20 minerals, which evolved to almost 6,000 known minerals today
Simply Put: New Theory of Evolution
Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story
This century has brought unexpected discoveries from Europe and Asia
Science & Technology - Briefs
When did Homo erectus die out?
A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago
The earliest modern humans in Europe mastered bow-and-arrow technology 54,000 years ago
Neanderthals did not develop mechanically propelled weapons, used traditional weapons
Human evolution didn’t stop at split from chimpanzees, 155 tiny new genes identified: Study
Some of the new genes linked with growth defects, diseases, say scientists
How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn’t in brain size, but blood flow
Skulls hold clues to intelligence, says this physiology professor
To cull or not
The killing of a gorilla in the Cincinnati Zoo renews the moral existential dilemma
Extinction is a natural process, but it's happening at 1,000 times the normal speed
The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried
Elephant teeth: How they evolved to cope with climate change-driven dietary shifts
20 million years ago, proboscidean teeth looked completely different
They sense electric fields, tolerate snow and have ‘mating trains’: 4 reasons echidnas really are remarkable
Echidnas are even more mysterious and unusual than commonly assumed.
The Anthropocene is a nuclear epoch – so how can we survive it?
This year saw nuclear weapons tested, stockpiles renewed, and disasters remembered
Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires — a new DNA study tracks their disappearance
Platypuses are disappearing from waterways after fire
Simply Put: Evolving backwards
Mammalian threads
A treatise on how science came to grasp evolution in mammals
2023 in a blink: DTE’s reportage on global scientific research this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
Climate change pushing cold-blooded species faster to extinction: Study
Global warming tips century-old 'Rate of Living' theory on lifespan
Religion v science: desperate claims
Rationalist analyses recent statements by Prime Minister Modi and the Pope
How tortoises got their shells
South African researchers claim to have found out the reason