Pace of ecology drives the tempo of visual perception across the animal kingdom
Laughlin, S. B. The metabolic cost of information—a fundamental factor in visual ecology. In Ecology of Sensing (eds…
Cellular-level preservation of cutaneous spikes in an Early Cretaceous iguanodontian dinosaur
Bell, P. R. Standardized terminology and potential taxonomic utility for hadrosaurid skin impressions: a case study for Saurolophus…
Ecological and social pressures drive same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates
Lerch, B. A. & Servedio, M. R. Same-sex sexual behaviour and selection for indiscriminate mating. Nat. Ecol. Evol.…
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,…
Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link
credit – JP Raynal released from the Programme Préhistoire de Casablanca Remains of an early human ancestor from…
New Study Supports Sahelanthropus as the Earliest Hominin
For all the attention devoted to human evolution, we still don’t know who our direct ancestors were, let…
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,…
Fossilized Bee Nests Inside Skeletons Are Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before
Scientists studying a Caribbean island cave have unearthed something unexpected: ancient bees very much unlike the hive-dwelling insects…
Ancient Bird Swallowed 800 Rocks and Choked to Death, Scientists Say
Around 120 million years ago, a bird swallowed over 800 tiny stones and choked to death as a…
Anacondas Are the Rare Prehistoric Giants That Never Shrank, Ssssstudy Reveals
During the Middle to Upper Miocene period (12.4 to 5.3 million years ago), giant animals walked—and slithered—the Earth…
Video shows towering dinosaur-like shoebill bird. What’s happening?
Shoebill birds can reach a height of five feet, but the prehistoric-looking creatures generally aren’t taller than people.…
Evidence of Rhino Living in Frigid Arctic Circle 23 Million Years Ago Discovered in New Fossil
Marisa Gilbert (left) and Dr. Danielle Fraser with fossil of Arctic rhino Epiaceratherium itjilik – Canadian Museum of…