convergent evolution– tag –

A bird opens its wings. A bat does the same. Look more closely, however, and different structures come into view: the bird spreads feathers, while the bat stretches a thin membrane supported by remarkably long fingers. They achieve the s...

A desert plant with only two permanent leaves. A Japanese conifer found naturally nowhere else on Earth. A tiny moss that seems to shine green in the dark. Welwitschia mirabilis, Sciadopitys verticillata, and Schistostega pennata look no...