"Our study sought to address a major question about the evolution of diversity in the bat skull: What explains the large number of differences that we see in skull shape?" said Santana.

In the case of domestic cats, dogs and many other domesticated species, intentional and unintentional selection by humans seems to have created convergence, accidentally steering different species ...

Backing up previous research, the team found some changes in the skull shapes of early humans who ... location and sex were bigger drivers of the evolution of our skulls. The research was ...

The teen's head shape doesn't fit with any of the early human relatives seen to date. If it's an undiscovered human ancestor, it could rewrite the story of human evolution. An ancient skull is ...

“We found that both habitat use and diet preferences are strongly correlated to skull shape in this group of snakes, indicating these are likely factors driving cranial evolution for these species.

The leading hypothesis is that changes in behaviour, such as the development of tools and art, caused the shape of the Homo ... brain’s role in the evolution of the skull. The team was surprised ...

Scientists were finally given access to a remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil that’s allowed them to better understand exactly ...

Published in the Journal of Human Evolution on July 31 ... the age of the individual that the jawbone belonged to, as skull shapes can differ between children and adults. HLD 6 is thought to ...

But sometimes, evolution can take a different direction ... Their findings showed that domestication has not only increased skull shape diversity beyond that of wolves and wildcats, but also ...