evolution

Dino ancestors looked like crocodiles: Study

Fossils discovered in Tanzania in the 1930s have helped identify a "missing link" in dinosaur evolution that reveals their ancestors had long necks, walked on four legs and looked like crocodiles.
We might not have existed if not for this 600 million years old accident

Scientists say a random genetic accident from millions of years ago might have enabled all of modern multicellular life to evolve, reports Business Insider.
3 species of wasp evolve into new species

Scientists are baffled as they observe three species of wasps turning into three new species, as a result of evolutionary changes in one species of fruit fly.
Climate change turned dogs into wolves in America: Study

A new study of American dog fossils at Brown University finds that climate change and consequential shifts in habitat turned native dogs from being an ambush predator to relentless trackers and pouncers like wolves.