MS-LS4-2

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

  1. Animals

    Eating can be skin deep

    In the laboratory, bottom-dwelling hagfish absorb nutrients through the skin.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Health & Medicine

    Evolved to run

    Heel bones hint that humans could run farther than Neandertals.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Fossils

    Big fish in ancient waters

    Fossils have revealed an ancient, oversized relative of modern-day swordfish.

    By Emily Sohn
  4. Fossils

    Dino bite leaves a tooth

    Meat-eating dinosaurs sometimes feasted on flying reptiles.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Fossils

    Ancient critter caught shedding Its skin

    A fossil reveals that ancient animals shed their skin, just as insects and crustaceans do today.

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Fossils

    Dinosaurs grow up

    Learning how fast dinosaurs grew may help link birds to dinosaurs.

    By Emily Sohn