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Published A fossil fruit from California shows ancestors of coffee and potatoes survived cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs - A Fossil Fruit from California Reveals the Survival of Ancestors of Coffee and Potatoes after the Dinosaurs' Extinction



The discovery of an 80-million-year-old fossil plant pushes back the known origins of lamiids to the ...
Published A jumping conclusion: Fossil insect ID'd as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper - A Jumping Conclusion: Fossil Insect ID'd as New Genus, Species of Prodigious Leaper, the Froghopper



A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus ...
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 First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can - First Hominin Muscle Reconstruction Shows 3.2 Million-Year-Old 'Lucy' Could Stand as Erect as We Can



Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful...
Published True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble - True Giant Wombat Gives Diprotodon Podium a Wobble


While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was t...
Published Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco - Fossil of Mosasaur with Bizarre 'Screwdriver Teeth' Found in Morocco



Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dino...
Published Newly discovered Jurassic fossils in Texas - Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils in Texas



Scientists have filled a major gap in the state's fossil record -- describing the first known Jurass...
Published Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer - Megalodon was No Cold-Blooded Killer



How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of spec ...
Published Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils - Oldest Bat Skeletons Ever Found Described from Wyoming Fossils



Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The...
Published The oldest and fastest evolving moss in the world might not survive climate change



A 390-million-year-old moss called Takakia lives in some of Earth's most remote places, including th ...
Published Paleontologists identify two new species of sabertooth cat



Sabertooth cats make up a diverse group of long-toothed predators that roamed Africa around 6-7 mill...
Published Evolving elegance: Scientists connect beauty and safeguarding in ammonoid shells



With 350 million years of evolution culminating in almost two centuries of scientific discourse, a n ...
Published Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution



Scientists use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct 'fossil monster' that lived half a bi...
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 Waves of change: How sea-levels and climate altered the marine ecosystems at the South Pole 390-385 million years ago



New research reveals a chain of environmental disasters. These took place in what is today's South A...
Published A window into plant evolution: The unusual genetic journey of lycophytes



An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable genetic phenomenon in lycophytes, wh...
Published Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures



A new study takes an important step toward reconstructing a global history of water over the past 2,...
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 Ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380 million years ago



The rivers of Australia, which once flowed across its now dry interior, used to host a range of biza...
Published Landscape dynamics determine the evolution of biodiversity on Earth



A landmark study into the geological timescale distribution of sediment and nutrients over 500 milli...