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Australia’s ancient snakes were swimmers and underground dwellers
Meet two of Australia’s ancient snakes, Yurlunggur and Wonambi.
Meet two of Australia’s ancient snakes, Yurlunggur and Wonambi.
By studying how our birds walk and run, scientists can better understand how dinosaurs moved around the earth.
New research has shed light on the evolution of snakes finding that the earliest snakes were likely both eel-like swimmers and worm-like burrowers.
Scientists from ANU say that an explosion of algae 65 million years ago resulted in life on earth.
Imagine if you could drop an entire limb and have it grow back later? It’s a nifty evolutionary trick – but how does it work? We asked an expert.
New research has shed light on how bearded dragons evolved to change colour.
Scientists have long believed that our distant cousins are an ancient group of armoured fish called placoderms. But a new study is casting doubt on that view.
New landmark research seeks to answer fundamental questions about when humans arrived in Australia and where they came from.
Its mantle of fame spread by Charles Darwin and his generations of scientific followers, the Galápagos archipelago is a fascinating place to visit, with plenty that’s surprising.