If you've ever watched a documentary about the history of life on Earth, chances are you've heard the term "missing link." Applied to our own evolutionary story, it conjures a vivid image: a half-ape, ...
A new study on the mating behavior of jumping bristletail (Petrobiellus akkesiensis) reports the first documented case of direct sperm transfer via genital coupling in apterygote hexapods. The study ...
Scientists have uncovered ancient human remains that could represent a crucial link in our evolutionary history. Fossils, including bones and teeth, dating back 773,000 years, were unearthed in a ...