[ad_1] Illustration of how smaller mammals will have to evolve and diversify over the next 3 to 5 million years to compensate for the loss of large mammals. Credit: Matt Davis, University …
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[ad_1] The blind cavernicolous, pale pink, has been living in darkness for millions of years, which has made it lose its old system of DNA repair. This image shows a Somali blind …
Read More »The role of miniaturization in the evolution of the jaw and the middle ear of mammals
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Read More »How humans and other mammals could have their night vision | Science
[ad_1] This ganglionic cell detecting the upward movement (red with yellow center) of the mouse retina helps rodents to see movement in the dark. yao et al., neuron 10,1016 (2018) By Emily …
Read More »The Case Western Reserve team discovers two extinct mammals in Bolivia
[ad_1] CLEVELAND, Ohio – Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other schools have discovered something new in the prehistoric past. They identified two unknown species of hoofed mammals through their …
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[ad_1] Most male mammals carry valuable cargoes in a terribly precarious package. The external testicles – which sway gently outside the abdominal cavity in a thin-skinned bag exposed – are sensitive, fussy, …
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