New analysis refutes claim that dinosaurs were in decline before asteroid hit A new statistical analysis of dinosaur diversity shows they were not in decline at the time of their extinction by an asteroid hit 66 million years ago.
The first duckbill dinosaur fossil from Africa hints at how dinosaurs once crossed oceans The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs crossed hundreds of kilometres of open water to get there.
Gentoo penguins are four species, not one, say scientists First analysis combining genetic and physical differences of populations of gentoo penguins indicates they should be treated as four separate species.
Beak bone reveals unusual kiwi-like pterosaur Scientists from the Milner Centre for Evolution and University of Portsmouth have discovered a new pterosaur with a long thin beak that probed for food in mud.
We are mutating SARS-CoV-2, but it is evolving back Scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution looked at the evolution of the virus that causes Covid19; their findings could help the design of a new vaccine.
Genetic Shambles: Episode 1 WATCH: Catch up on episode 1 of the Genetics Shambles, sponsored by the Milner Centre for Evolution and The Genetics Society.
Crocodile evolution through fossils Polly is in the third year of her PhD in Evolutionary Biology. She studies fossils to understand why crocodiles are how they are today.
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Get involved with our educational evolution activities Learn how your school can get access to teaching resources and how to get one of our exhibits at your event or festival.
Local children meet very hungry caterpillars to learn about evolution Children meet creepy crawlies and learn how to use microscopes at the Milner Centre for Evolution.
Understanding and teaching evolution Learn key concepts in biological evolution and find out how to integrate them into the classroom with our free online learning module.
Fossils, owls and stick insects at the Milner Centre for Evolution The Milner Centre for Evolution celebrated its launch on the 21 September 2018 by inviting local school children to the labs to learn more about evolution.
We’re teaching evolution the wrong way around The new Milner Centre for Evolution will help support teachers teaching evolution
How the Milner Centre was designed The Milner Centre for Evolution was opened on 21 September 2018 - find out how our staff got involved in the building design
Building the Milner Centre for Evolution We've built a major centre for evolution, named after Dr Jonathan Milner who donated £5 million towards its establishment.