In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin regions whose spatial organization is controlled by well-conserved genetic ...

Explore an interactive avian tree of life that reveals how 11,000 bird species are connected through millions of years of ...

Using data from over 3,000 infant samples worldwide, this groundbreaking study unlocks the secrets of gut microbiome development, setting the stage for improved child health diagnostics globally.

Many animals get their external marking — such as, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 11, 202.) We ...

The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have just gotten more complicated. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from Japan who have studied how the face develops ...

Evolution of the Universe, stars and planets / David W. Hughes -- Catastrophes in the history of life / George R. McGhee -- Pre-metazoan life / Paul K. Strother -- Origins and radiation of the early ...

Yale evolutionary biologist Martha Muñoz, whose study of the “brakes and motors” of evolution in reptiles, amphibians, and fishes has yielded novel insights into the effects of behavior and ...