Giraffes are iconic for their incredibly long necks, which are not only a standout physical feature but also a marvel of evolutionary adaptation. These necks can measure up to six feet long, making ...

A new dinosaur species, Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis, with an incredibly long neck rewrites the history of Jurassic dinosaurs ...

What's with the long neck? While a common hypothesis has been that competition among male giraffes affected the length of their necks in evolution, a new publication has suggested otherwise. This work ...

Although male and female giraffes have the same body proportions at birth, they are significantly different as they reach sexual maturity. Females have proportionally longer necks and longer bodies ...

Giraffes have the longest necks of any living animal today, but scientists debated why for over a century. A new study may finally have the answer.

Huayracursor jaguensis lived during the Late Triassic period. Paleontologists may have discovered when plant-eating dinosaurs evolved their long necks after a new species of sauropodomorph was found ...

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