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It’s All in the Wrist: Dinosaur Bone May Alter View of the Evolution of Flight

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils shows they had a type of carpal bone in their wrists — a bone considered important to flight in birds.

July 9, 2025

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Provost’s Lecture: The (Mis)Measure of Human Evolution, Oct. 24

Theoretical and evolutionary biologist Philipp Mitteroecker, recipient of the Rohlf Medal, will give a Provost’s Lecture titled “The (Mis)Measure of Human Evolution” on Tuesday, October 24, at 4 pm in...

October 13, 2023

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Study Warns Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Is Under Threat

A new study by a team of international scientists including Liliana M. Dávalos, professor of conservation biology from Stony Brook University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, reveals that it would take 3 million...

January 11, 2023

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Using Accurate Data When Studying Human Evolution

Uncovering the evolution of any set of living creatures is a complex and highly detailed task for scientists, and theories and approaches that may differ over time may indeed change the fossil record. But...

July 12, 2022

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February 8 Provost’s Lecture: Darwin’s Really Dangerous Idea

The Evolution of Beauty: Darwin’s Really Dangerous Idea Richard Prum is the William Robertson Coe Professor of Ornithology at Yale University. He is an evolutionary biologist and ornithologist with broad interests...

January 28, 2019

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It’s All in the Wrist: Dinosaur Bone May Alter View of the Evolution of Flight

Provost’s Lecture: The (Mis)Measure of Human Evolution, Oct. 24

Study Warns Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Is Under Threat

Using Accurate Data When Studying Human Evolution

February 8 Provost’s Lecture: Darwin’s Really Dangerous Idea

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