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Around 10,000 years ago, somewhere in Africa, a microscopic parasite made a huge leap. With a little help from a mosquito, it left its animal host - probably a gorilla - and found its way to a new host: us.
Around 10,000 years ago, somewhere in Africa, a microscopic parasite made a huge leap. With a little help from a mosquito, it left its animal host - probably a gorilla - and found its way to a new host: us.
The Snake Detection Hypothesis proposes that the ability to quickly spot and avoid snakes is deeply embedded in primates, including us - an evolutionary consequence of the danger snakes have posed to us over millions of years.
The Snake Detection Hypothesis proposes that the ability to quickly spot and avoid snakes is deeply embedded in primates, including us - an evolutionary consequence of the danger snakes have posed to us over millions of years.
We often think of dinosaurs as either preying on other dinos or mammals, or as plant-eaters -- but in ecosystems today, those aren’t the only two options. So why would we expect
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We often think of dinosaurs as either preying on other dinos or mammals, or as plant-eaters -- but in ecosystems today, those aren’t the only two options. So why would we expect dinosaurs to have only been carnivores or herbivores, with the occasional omnivore thrown in the mix?
As revolutionary as teeth were, they would go on to disappear in some groups of vertebrates. But why?
As revolutionary as teeth were, they would go on to disappear in some groups of vertebrates. But why?
Do our modern horses descend from just one domesticated population, or did it happen many times, in many places? Answering these questions has been tricky, as we’ve needed to bring
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Do our modern horses descend from just one domesticated population, or did it happen many times, in many places? Answering these questions has been tricky, as we’ve needed to bring together evidence from art, archaeology, and ancient DNA…Because, as it turns out, the history of humans and horses has been a pretty wild ride.
Today, all mammals from humans to bats have five fingers or fewer. Yes, even whales, whose finger bones are hidden in their fins. Birds have four or fewer and amphibians get the best of
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Today, all mammals from humans to bats have five fingers or fewer. Yes, even whales, whose finger bones are hidden in their fins. Birds have four or fewer and amphibians get the best of both worlds, often having four digits on their “hands” and five on their “feet.” But no species of vertebrates have more than five digits, let alone eight!
There used to be SO MANY sharks...where did they go?
There used to be SO MANY sharks...where did they go?
Dire wolves aren’t actually wolves but what they are might be even cooler.
Dire wolves aren’t actually wolves but what they are might be even cooler.
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Could humans survive if they traveled back in time 3 billion years? #shorts
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Could humans survive during the Precambrian?
Could humans survive during the Precambrian?
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Some trees are more closely related to broccoli than to other trees #shorts
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Don’t be fooled by convergent evolution.
Don’t be fooled by convergent evolution.
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Human knees are the worst and we have evolution to thank for that #shorts
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Why do human knees suck?
Why do human knees suck?
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A crater in Turkmenistan has been on fire for about 50 years #shorts
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And it’s been reported that one of the geologists started it on purpose?
And it’s been reported that one of the geologists started it on purpose?
The ecological niche of apex predators was empty on Hateg Island, waiting to be occupied by something large, mobile, and powerful enough to fill it.
The ecological niche of apex predators was empty on Hateg Island, waiting to be occupied by something large, mobile, and powerful enough to fill it.
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Only one human has been excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits #shorts
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Could humans survive a giant space rock colliding with Earth 66 million years ago? #shorts
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Would you have survived the K-Pg Impact?
Would you have survived the K-Pg Impact?
A truly enormous ichthyosaur around the size of a modern sperm whale, reached its size within just a few million years of taking to the water - a blink of an eye in evolutionary time.
A truly enormous ichthyosaur around the size of a modern sperm whale, reached its size within just a few million years of taking to the water - a blink of an eye in evolutionary time.
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The Tasmanian tiger is definitely extinct. So why do people keep report sightings of them? #shorts
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Thylacines are definitely extinct!
Thylacines are definitely extinct!
Hyenas weren’t always able to eat bones. In fact, only a few million years ago, they lived very different lives.
Hyenas weren’t always able to eat bones. In fact, only a few million years ago, they lived very different lives.
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Who forged one of the most famous fake fossils of all time? #shorts
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After this bird went extinct the first time, evolution just hit replay #shorts
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The bird that evolved twice!
The bird that evolved twice!
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Someone lost the only fossil from what might’ve been the biggest dinosaur ever #shorts
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Would you have survived the biggest mass extinction of all time? #shorts
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An ancient insect trapped in amber has a parasitic mushroom erupting out of it? #shorts
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I will pass on the parasitic mind-controlling mushroom, thanks
I will pass on the parasitic mind-controlling mushroom, thanks
We tend to think that evolution only goes in one direction— toward getting bigger and more advanced. But that’s not always the case. This tiny, simple animal, the Myxozoans, (yes, animal!) evolved from something bigger and more complex.
We tend to think that evolution only goes in one direction— toward getting bigger and more advanced. But that’s not always the case. This tiny, simple animal, the Myxozoans, (yes, animal!) evolved from something bigger and more complex.
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We know a lot about dinosaurs but...what was the first dinosaur? #shorts
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While sour taste's original purpose was to warn vertebrates of danger, in a few animal groups, including us, its role has reversed. The taste of danger became something it was dangerous for us to avoid.
While sour taste's original purpose was to warn vertebrates of danger, in a few animal groups, including us, its role has reversed. The taste of danger became something it was dangerous for us to avoid.
Only a handful of Denisovan fossils have been identified. In the absence of actual body fossils, it’s impossible for us to reconstruct their morphology, right?
Only a handful of Denisovan fossils have been identified. In the absence of actual body fossils, it’s impossible for us to reconstruct their morphology, right?
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An extinct human species was discovered deep within a cave system #shorts
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While we’ve been farming for around 10,000 to 12,000 years, the ancestors of ants have been doing it for around 60 million years. So when, and how, and why did ants start … farming?
While we’ve been farming for around 10,000 to 12,000 years, the ancestors of ants have been doing it for around 60 million years. So when, and how, and why did ants start … farming?
A mysterious, large feline roamed Eurasia during the last ice age. Its fossils have been found across the continent, and it’s been the subject of ancient artwork. So what exactly were these big cats?
A mysterious, large feline roamed Eurasia during the last ice age. Its fossils have been found across the continent, and it’s been the subject of ancient artwork. So what exactly were these big cats?
Fossil evidence suggests Diictodon used burrows to breed, and that a parent stayed behind to feed and protect their young. And the parent that stayed behind? It might’ve been the male.
Fossil evidence suggests Diictodon used burrows to breed, and that a parent stayed behind to feed and protect their young. And the parent that stayed behind? It might’ve been the male.
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Why did so many predators die at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry? #shorts
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There’s something weird going on at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry in what’s now Utah.
There’s something weird going on at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry in what’s now Utah.
Does Homo erectus beat out Homo sapiens?
Does Homo erectus beat out Homo sapiens?
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Sharks have antibacterial skin. Can we use that to save lives? #shorts
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Sometimes modern problems require ancient, evolutionary solutions.
Sometimes modern problems require ancient, evolutionary solutions.
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This Ice Age pup's last meal was a woolly rhino #shorts
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What was this ancient pup’s last meal?
What was this ancient pup’s last meal?
The newest oldest saber-toothed mammal
The newest oldest saber-toothed mammal
In the quest to understand how evolution basically built the woolly mammoth, we may have found the blueprints for building them ourselves.
In the quest to understand how evolution basically built the woolly mammoth, we may have found the blueprints for building them ourselves.
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Something Has Been Making This Mark For 500 Million Years
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Paleodictyon, a hexagonal-patterned fossil, is a bit of a mystery. We don’t even know if it’s a trace fossil, or the organism itself. So… what could it be?
Paleodictyon, a hexagonal-patterned fossil, is a bit of a mystery. We don’t even know if it’s a trace fossil, or the organism itself. So… what could it be?
In 2003, microbiologists made a huge discovery. One that would force us to reconsider a lot of what we thought we knew about the evolution of microbial life: giant viruses.
In 2003, microbiologists made a huge discovery. One that would force us to reconsider a lot of what we thought we knew about the evolution of microbial life: giant viruses.
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This new giant bacterium is visible to the naked eye #shorts
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Microbiology goes macro with a new giant bacterium!
Microbiology goes macro with a new giant bacterium!
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Another Spinosaurus study, another opportunity to debate if Spinosaurus was aquatic #shorts
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Spinosaurus had dense bones!
Spinosaurus had dense bones!
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There were dinosaurs with basically no arms at all, just hands! #shorts
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Guemesia: a new no-arm dino
Guemesia: a new no-arm dino
This giant millipede was the largest known invertebrate to ever live on land. So how did it get so big??
This giant millipede was the largest known invertebrate to ever live on land. So how did it get so big??
Despite the profound changes we’ve made here in recent history, the epic saga of Los Angeles' natural history is still visible - and even striking - if you know where and how to look for it.
Despite the profound changes we’ve made here in recent history, the epic saga of Los Angeles' natural history is still visible - and even striking - if you know where and how to look for it.
Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again?
Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again?
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This was the biggest earthquake humans ever experienced #shorts
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One of the biggest earthquakes humans ever experienced happened around 3800 years ago in what's now northern Chile
One of the biggest earthquakes humans ever experienced happened around 3800 years ago in what's now northern Chile
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Someone stole two of the most important documents in the history of science #shorts
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We have no idea where they were all this time, or who stole and returned them and why.
We have no idea where they were all this time, or who stole and returned them and why.
Flesh-eating bees exist!
Flesh-eating bees exist!
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This is one of the oldest art workshops ever discovered! #shorts
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Archaeologists have discovered an ancient art workshop
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient art workshop
There is one - and only one - group of mammals that doesn’t have alpha-gal: the catarrhine primates, which are the monkeys of Africa and Asia, the apes, and us.
There is one - and only one - group of mammals that doesn’t have alpha-gal: the catarrhine primates, which are the monkeys of Africa and Asia, the apes, and us.
Mystacodon is the earliest known mysticete, the group that, today, we call the baleen whales. But if this was a baleen whale, where was its baleen? Where did baleen come from? And how did it live without it?
Mystacodon is the earliest known mysticete, the group that, today, we call the baleen whales. But if this was a baleen whale, where was its baleen? Where did baleen come from? And how did it live without it?
This fungus was actually manipulating ants’ movements, forcing them to do something they’d never ordinarily do, something strange, yet specific…
This fungus was actually manipulating ants’ movements, forcing them to do something they’d never ordinarily do, something strange, yet specific…
Did you know that fossils can get sick? – Specifically with Pyrite Disease
Did you know that fossils can get sick? – Specifically with Pyrite Disease
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A supervolcano in Idaho once caused a disaster 900 miles away
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Disaster in the great plains!
Disaster in the great plains!
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A bunch of very important fossils disappeared during WWII
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80 years ago, a bunch of fossils of ancient humans disappeared.
80 years ago, a bunch of fossils of ancient humans disappeared.
Congrats! You just found a wombat burrow. And the cubes are its poop
Congrats! You just found a wombat burrow. And the cubes are its poop
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Are wisdom teeth a problem for us because of evolution? Or because of our development?
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Wisdom teeth can be such a pain
Wisdom teeth can be such a pain
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Paranthropus got chomped by a leopard
Paranthropus got chomped by a leopard
We didn’t always wear clothes!
We didn’t always wear clothes!
Ancient sperm whale heads belonged on every shark-cuterie board
Ancient sperm whale heads belonged on every shark-cuterie board
Mercury, Venus, and Mars are all super low on water – so where did ours come from and why do we have so much of it? We think our water came from a few unlikely sources: meteorites, space dust, and even the sun.
Mercury, Venus, and Mars are all super low on water – so where did ours come from and why do we have so much of it? We think our water came from a few unlikely sources: meteorites, space dust, and even the sun.
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Our Ancient Relative That Said 'No Thanks' To Life On Land
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Around the time that some of our fishapod relatives were crawling out of the water, others were turning around and diving right back in.
Around the time that some of our fishapod relatives were crawling out of the water, others were turning around and diving right back in.
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Imagine a cat's mouth fully covering up their saber teeth
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We might’ve been wrong about how this saber-toothed cat looked
We might’ve been wrong about how this saber-toothed cat looked
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Neandertals weren’t dumb cavemen. In lots of ways, they were just like us
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Shanidar 1 got by with a little help from his friends
Shanidar 1 got by with a little help from his friends
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Here are two ways to get a fossil species named after you
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Here are two ways to get a fossil species named after you
Here are two ways to get a fossil species named after you
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Darwin Missed An Example of Evolution Right Under His Nose
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Charles Darwin encountered a tiny fox-like creature during his famous voyage but instead of discovering its fascinating evolutionary story, he just knocked it on the head with his geology hammer.
Charles Darwin encountered a tiny fox-like creature during his famous voyage but instead of discovering its fascinating evolutionary story, he just knocked it on the head with his geology hammer.
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Darwin Missed An Example of Evolution Right Under His Nose
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Gigantopithecus was basically a real-life bigfoot but we're missing its body
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Would you eat mummified bison that died 36,000 years ago?
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Sabertooth cats could bite through skulls of...other sabertooth cats
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Scientists watched 70,000 generations of bacteria growth and saw evolution in action
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We know The Day After Tomorrow is implausible but just how implausible?
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Something big happened: an evolutionary biologist won a Nobel Prize
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Sauropods essentially had cushions attached to their feet
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In Australia, evolution built a family of deadly predators by taking a group of cute, harmless herbivores and turning them murderous.
In Australia, evolution built a family of deadly predators by taking a group of cute, harmless herbivores and turning them murderous.
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Did our most famous fossil ancestor, Lucy, die by falling out of a tall tree? The answer is part of a decades-long debate over how, exactly, our ancestors transitioned from life in the trees to life on the ground.
Did our most famous fossil ancestor, Lucy, die by falling out of a tall tree? The answer is part of a decades-long debate over how, exactly, our ancestors transitioned from life in the trees to life on the ground.
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There's a new plesiosaur named "Snaky crocface" and it refused to conform
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The biggest European dinosaur ever found was in a guy’s backyard
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You've heard of supercontinents but what about superoceans?
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