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Published Window to the past: New microfossils suggest earlier rise in complex life



Microfossils may capture a jump in the complexity of life that coincided with the rise of oxygen in ...
Published Geoscientists shed a light on life's evolution 800 million years ago - Geoscientists Shed a Light on Life's Evolution 800 Million Years Ago


Is nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team of geoscientists have une...
Published Recreation of ancient seawater reveals which nutrients shaped the evolution of early life



Scientists know very little about conditions in the ocean when life first evolved, but new research ...
Published Life underground suited newly discovered dinosaur fine



A newly discovered ancestor of Thescelosaurus shows evidence that these animals spent at least part...
Published Key moment in the evolution of life on Earth captured in fossils



New research has precisely dated some of the oldest fossils of complex multicellular life in the wor ...
Published Scientists untangle interactions between the Earth's early life forms and the environment over 500 million years



The atmosphere, the ocean and life on Earth interacted over the past 500-plus million years in ways ...
Published Molecular fossils shed light on ancient life



Paleontologists are getting a glimpse at life over a billion years in the past based on chemical tra ...
Published Fossil site is 'Rosetta Stone' for understanding early life - Fossil Site is 'Rosetta Stone' for Understanding Early Life


Leading edge technology has uncovered secrets about a world-renowned fossil hoard that could offer v...
Published A new species of extinct crocodile relative rewrites life on the Triassic coastline



The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret For...
Published Multiple evolutionary trajectories in aquatic crocodiles



In the geological past, several groups of crocodiles evolved towards a morphology adapted to marine...
Published Insight into one of life's earliest ancestors revealed in new study



Researchers have shed light on Earth's earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million...
Published Sea level changes shaped early life on Earth, fossil study reveals



Shifts in the Earth's continental plates that drove long-term changes in sea level set the stage for...
Published Fossil spines reveal deep sea's past



Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a ...
Published Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton



Recently discovered microfossils date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they p...
Published 450-million-year-old organism finds new life in Softbotics



Researchers have used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic replica of pleurocystitids, a marin...
Published The megalodon was less mega than previously believed



A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more...
Published Fossil discovery reveals complex ecosystems existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought - Fossil Discovery Reveals Complex Ecosystems Existed on Earth Much Earlier Than Previously Thought



About 250 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic mass extinction killed over 80 per cent of the pla...
Published Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America - Butterfly Tree of Life Reveals an Origin in North America



Scientists have discovered where butterflies originated and which plants the first butterflies relie...
Published Impact of ancient earthquake revealed - Impact of Ancient Earthquake Revealed



By combining the scientific powerhouses of genetics and geology, researchers have identified a new a...
Published New research redefines mammalian tree of life - New Research Redefines Mammalian Tree of Life



Scientists from around the globe are using the largest mammalian genomic dataset in history to deter...