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Published Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis



A new study reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island o...
Published New study sheds light on the evolution of animals



Scientists have been mystified as to why animals are missing in much of the fossil record. Researche...
Published New research sheds light on an old fossil solving an evolutionary mystery



Picrodontids -- an extinct family of placental mammals that lived several million years after the ex...
Published Unveiling ancient secrets: 3D preservation of trilobite soft tissues sheds light on convergent evolution of defensive enrollment



Researchers describe unusual trilobite fossils prepared as thin sections showing the 3D soft tissues...
Published Study sheds light on how Earth cycles fossil-carbon



Researches used rhenium as a proxy for fossil carbon in order to quantify the rate at which Earth na...
Published Newly discovered 'primitive cousins of T rex' shed light on the end of the age of dinosaurs in Africa



Researchers have discovered the fossils of two new abelisaurs in Morocco, showing the diversity of d...
Published Ancient brown bear genomes sheds light on Ice Age losses and survival



The brown bear is one of the largest living terrestrial carnivores, and is widely distributed across...
Published Mercury rising: Study sheds new light on ancient volcanoes' environmental impact



Massive volcanic events in Earth's history that released large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere...
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 Origins of 'Welsh dragons' finally exposed by experts



A large fossil discovery has helped shed light on the history of dinosaurs in Wales. ...
Published Pioneering research sheds surprising new light on evolution of plant kingdom



A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewri...
Published Insights into early snake evolution through brain analysis



Recent study sheds new light on the enigmatic early evolution of snakes by examining an unexpected s ...
Published Multiple evolutionary trajectories in aquatic crocodiles



In the geological past, several groups of crocodiles evolved towards a morphology adapted to marine...
Published New study reveals surprising insights into feeding habits of carnivorous dinosaurs in North America



New research sheds light on the dining habits of ancient carnivorous dinosaurs from Jurassic rocks o ...
Published Challenging prehistoric gender roles: Research finds that women were hunters, too



Anthropologists challenge the traditional view of men as hunters and women as gatherers in prehistor...
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 Fossil study sheds light on famous spirals found in nature - Fossil Study Sheds Light on Famous Spirals Found in Nature



A 3D model of a 407-million-year-old plant fossil has overturned thinking on the evolution of leaves...
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 Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexity



The sun has just set on a quiet mudflat in Australia's Northern Territory; it'll set again in anothe...
Published Fossils tell tale of last primate to inhabit North America before humans



Paleontologists have shed light on the long-standing saga of Ekgmowechashala, based on fossil teeth ...