Ancient DNA identifies 146,000 year-old ‘Dragon Man’ as a Denisovan
Ancient DNA and proteins identify China’s nearly complete “Dragon Man” skull as Denisovan.The fossil, at least 146,000 years…
Mosasaur tails reveal which ancient ocean predators were built for surprise attacks
Fossil-based models suggest Platecarpus and Tylosaurus could launch faster lunges for their body size than Mosasaurus and Plotosaurus.A…
Scientists to use Adavale Basin fossils to unlock secrets of giant fish
For millions of years, outback Queensland has hidden an ancient coral reef deep beneath its surface. Scientists hope…
Unlocking the secrets to ancient coral reefs
Rachel Mealey: Geologists have finished drilling a three kilometre deep hole into the Queensland Outback and the findings…
Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms
Allison Sefcovic and Payton Kohlberg hold epoxy sculptures of new species Jeanerpeton mazonensis – Credit: Chicago Field Museum…
Afforestation and reforestation support coupled gains in soil life and carbon storage worldwide
Bastin, J. F. et al. The global tree restoration potential. Science 365, 76–79 (2019). Article CAS PubMed Google…
‘Shark graveyard’ in Egypt’s Western Desert reveals a lost tropical sea from the age of the dinosaurs
Fourteen fossil teeth from Egypt’s Western Desert reveal five extinct shark species that once lived in a tropical…
Ancient mammal ancestors gave birth to live young, 236-million-year-old fossil finds
A 236-million-year-old cynodont fossil from Argentina contains evidence that the animal may have given birth to live young…
Scientists discover why tiny dinosaurs never roamed the Earth
The smallest known non-bird dinosaurs were far larger than the tiniest mammals, birds, and reptiles alive today.Energy-based models…
New Dinosaur Discovery in Zimbabwe: Mini-sauropod That May Have Been Bipedal
On the shores of the fake lake Kariba, a reservoir straddling the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, another…
Underwater Cave Bones Reveal Hidden Clues About Ancient Fossils
Griffith University PhD Candidate Meg Walker examines retrieved megafauna fossils from Engelbrechts cave in Mount Gambier, South Australia.…
Inside the strange physics of why time stops at the speed of light
A clock aboard a fast-moving spacecraft does not break, lag or malfunction. It ticks normally for everyone inside.…