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Australia’s ancient snakes were swimmers and underground dwellers
Meet two of Australia’s ancient snakes, Yurlunggur and Wonambi.
Tag: evolution
News
The ibis is helping us better understand how dinosaurs moved
By studying how our birds walk and run, scientists can better understand how dinosaurs moved around the earth.
Wildlife
The twists and turns in snake evolution
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.
News
Algal explosion allowed human and animal life to evolve, according to researchers
Scientists from ANU say that an explosion of algae 65 million years ago resulted in life on earth.
Science & Environment
How do lizards drop their tails?
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.
News
Bearded dragons switch colour to match surroundings
New research has shed light on how bearded dragons evolved to change colour.
Science & Environment
Our ideas about vertebrate evolution challenged by a new tree of life
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.
News
World-first genomic study of Aboriginal Australians
New landmark research seeks to answer fundamental questions about when humans arrived in Australia and where they came from.
Destinations
Galápagos: Islands of miracles
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.