In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last ...

Q. My brother (a basketball player) says giraffes are the biggest land animals because they are the tallest. How do scientists determine what the biggest animals are? A. Scientists, as well as people ...

There are a number of “rules” based on physical properties, that influence the shape and size of animals. Consider for instance Bergmann’s Rule, which says that if a mammal has a large geographic ...

A French study has cast new light on how human activity has shaped the morphological evolution of animals over the last millennium. Conducted by researchers at the French National Centre for ...