The surprising role of baby dinosaurs within the Jurassic food chain
About 150 million years ago, the land that is now the western United States was alive with dinosaurs.…
How a Comox Valley fossil discovery forever changed paleontology in B.C. | Spare News
In late autumn 1988, Richard Hebda — then head of botany at the Royal BC Museum — stepped…
AI helps scientists read dinosaur footprints, offering new clues to ancient life
Dinosaur skeletons often dominate museum halls, from the towering Tyrannosaurus rex known as Sue in Chicago to Sophie…
Did Humans Nearly Go Extinct 900,000 Years Ago? A Biologist Explains
At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what…
It Was Longer Than A Person
Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges…
Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth
Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land…
Five rules for scientifically credible nature markets
UNEP. State of Finance for Nature 2023 (UNEP, 2023). Kedward, K., zu Ermgassen, S. O. S. E., Ryan-Collins,…
Deep conservation of cis-regulatory elements and chromatin organization in echinoderms uncover ancestral regulatory features of animal genomes
Sebé-Pedrós, A. et al. The dynamic regulatory genome of capsaspora and the origin of animal multicellularity. Cell 165,…
Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls
– credit, Lazaro Viñola López via SWNS Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open,…
Safe from harm: Study reveals world record breaking dinosaur footprint park protected by mud
We all know dinosaurs left their mark on Earth but a new study has revealed the highest number…
Anacondas Reached Their Enormous Size 12 Million Years Ago and Never Looked Back » Explorersweb
For as long as humans have known them, anacondas have been giants. The colossal snakes average four to…
Meet The 42-Foot Snake That Ruled Earth After The Dinosaurs — A Biologist Explains
About 60 million years ago, long before humans and just after the dinosaurs vanished, a giant snake rose…