Unlocking secrets of human development: How early nerve cell choices shape the peripheral nervous system

Millions of neurons branch throughout our bodies, keeping them in close communication with our brains. This peripheral ...

Embryo fossil found in South Africa is world's oldest proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs

Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including ...

‘Thrilling’ embryo fossil discovery upends everything we knew about how early mammals gave birth: ‘Breaks entirely new ground’

The species in question was a therapsid, a group of animals that was the forefather to modern-day mammals, including humans.
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Mammal ancestors laid eggs, and this 250-million-year-old fossil finally proves it

In the aftermath of Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event, one unlikely survivor rose to dominate a shattered world: ...

See and hear galaxies evolve from the dawn of the universe

The most realistic picture yet of how galaxies formed and then evolved from the beginning of time has been revealed in a ...

Lab-grown retina gives gene change clue to rare childhood eye condition

A study using tiny retinas grown in a lab has revealed how subtle changes in a key growth-controlling protein can lead to a condition causing serious eye defects from birth. The findings, published in ...