Snakes have adapted to climb trees, skate across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s ...

For over a century, scientists have been captivated by the mystery of how mammals evolved from sprawling creatures resembling ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it ...

If you, like us, were under the impression that two-legged dinosaurs like those in the Velociraptor genus were pacy beasts ...

The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and locomotion was a transformative event in mammalian evolution ...

When we think of swimming mammals, dolphins, seals, and sea lions immediately come to mind. These marine specialists have evolved bodies perfectly adapted for aquatic life. But the mammalian ability ...

This new species was part of the multituberculate group, a lineage that thrived for nearly 100 million years, long before modern mammals took over the terrestrial ecosystems. The fossil consists of a ...

Mind Largest mammalian brain map ever could unpick what makes us human A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours ...

Locomotion is controlled by spinal circuits that interact with supraspinal drives and sensory feedback from the limbs. These sensorimotor interactions are disrupted following spinal cord injury. The ...