Evolution Diary

Most modern day groups of beetles have been around since the dinosaurs.
It was thought that today’s beetle lineages evolved alongside the arrival of flowering plants, some 140 million years ago. (…)

Whale ‘missing link’ discovered
By Helen Briggs
Science reporter, BBC News
The whale is descended from a deer-like animal that lived 48 million years ago, according to fossil evidence. (…)

Female lower back has evolved to accommodate the weight of pregnancy
Evolved differences between female and male spines give mothers increased extension for stability and comfort
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (…)

Fossils of a massive dinosaur unearthed a decade ago in the Republic of Niger, Africa, have been recognised as belonging to a new species. (…)