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Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Our guide to one of our closest relatives – the gorilla, including the difference between the two species, why they're ...

Here's something that'll make your next giggle session feel a bit weird: scientists genuinely can't figure out if your ...

Thanks to Wondrium for sponsoring today's video! One of the ways we learn about the evolutionary tree of life is the presence ...

OSTEEN, Fla. — In a trend on social media, people are showing off the pet monkeys they own, often to generate revenue for their animals. Owners are often forced to give up their monkeys because they ...

Spider monkeys share “insider knowledge” about where to find the best fruit trees in the forest rather than foraging at random, research has found. The monkeys constantly change their social subgroups ...

Ever wondered why you won't find kangaroos outside Australia? It all started with massive climate change millions of years ...

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