Evolution Diary

The largest study ever of bird genetics has uncovered some surprising facts about the avian evolutionary tree, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, including many that are bound to ruffle some feathers. (…)

They may have been vegetarians, but the ancient wombats that roamed Australia were a frightening lot. (…)

Scientists say a fossil of a four-legged fish sheds new light on the process of evolution.
The creature had a fish-like body but the head of an animal more suited to land than water. (…)

Some of life’s raw ingredients may have originated in space, says a new analysis of an Australian meteorite that adds more fuel to the controversial theory. (…)

A rare fossil found in Australia suggests dinosaurs were able to traverse the vast prehistoric continent of Gondwana, scientists report. (…)