evolution
Evolution: Why are there no flightless bats? We’re closing in on an answer
The vampire bat isn’t just an expert flyer – it is also an adept walker Joel Sartore/Photo Ark/naturepl.com IN THE undergrowth of a New Zealand forest, something stirs. A small, fuzzy animal is scurrying over tree roots and through leaf litter, foraging for insects and fruit. It scuttles with an odd gait, as if on…
The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution
Stone age paintings in Chauvet cave in France Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox for free every month. At this point it’s a truism that the story of human evolution is being rethought. Discoveries in…