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

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

To cull or not

The killing of a gorilla in the Cincinnati Zoo renews the moral existential dilemma

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

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

Mars Mission: ISRO eyes November 2013 launch

Cabinet yet to approve the mission

Galaxy caught in self-destructive mode

Finding throws new light on the evolution and ageing of galaxies