A strange early relative of the giraffe was perfectly adapted for some serious headbutting 17 million years ago, according to new research. The oddball giraffoid didn't have the signature long neck of ...

Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual, you need food. To survive as a species, you need sex. Not surprisingly, then, the age-old question of why ...

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It’s 1996 and paleontologist Jin Meng is exploring the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang, China. The valley is nestled between the mountainous borders of Kazakhstan and Mongolia in the northwest. The Basin ...

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If you’ve ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in Africa. Only giraffes have direct access to those ...