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Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might be a case of rapid evolution.

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Across the planet, certain birds stand out for abilities that go far beyond ordinary flight or song. These species evolved extreme traits tied to survival, communication, and adaptation. Scientists ...

A uniquely preserved ichthyosaur from the Pliensbachian period helps resolve when a major evolutionary shift occurred among ...

NASA’s Webb Telescope has identified compact, mysterious galaxies nicknamed “astronomy’s platypus.” These strange objects ...