Category: Biology

The evolutionary adaptations that allowed ancient pterosaurs to grow to enormous sizes have been pinpointed for the first time by paleontologists in the Center for Paleobiology and Biosphere Evolution at…

In 2000, an extraordinary discovery was made in northern India’s Kashmir Valley: the giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, which sheds light on a little-known chapter in elephant evolutionary…

An analysis by Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany, on the manual capabilities of early hominins reveals that certain species of Australopithecus may have exhibited hand use patterns similar to…

Paleontology, the study of ancient life through fossils, often reveals remarkable insights into the distant past, allowing scientists to reconstruct ecosystems, understand evolutionary processes, and explore the origins of life…

In a significant breakthrough in the field of anthropology, a researcher from the University of Hawaiʻi has proposed the identification of a new human species, Homo juluensis. This species, believed…

More than a million years ago, on the sun-scorched savannas of what is now northern Kenya, two species of early humans may have crossed paths along the edge of an…

Human footprints are a source of fascination. They evoke curiosity, urging us to imagine the actions, destinations, and lives of those who made them. When fossilized, footprints offer more than…

Feces, vomit, and fossilized food remnants from inside the stomachs of ancient animals are often overlooked as mundane byproducts of life, yet they can hold vital clues to our understanding…

A tiny skeleton, discovered in Triassic-aged rocks within a quarry near Bristol, represents the oldest modern-type lizard on record, dating back at least 205 million years. This remarkable fossil, identified…

A team of botanists from Malaysia’s Sabah Forestry Department’s Forest Research Centre, in collaboration with colleagues from Australia, has identified a remarkable new species of giant pitcher plant in the…

About 230 million years ago, in the Late Triassic period, a remarkable chapter in the history of life on Earth began. This was the era when pterosaurs, the first vertebrates…

The evolution of mosasaurs, a fascinating group of marine reptiles that thrived during the Late Cretaceous period, has long intrigued scientists. These creatures, often referred to as “sea lizards,” were…

An international team of researchers, led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals (MUCBO | MBCN), has made an extraordinary discovery…

A team of natural scientists, musculoskeletal specialists, and evolutionary biologists from the U.K., along with a colleague from the Netherlands, recently conducted a fascinating study to explore the running capabilities…

A groundbreaking discovery has revealed that a cell protein, long thought to merely serve as a structural scaffold for DNA, plays a direct role in regulating the transcription of DNA…

An exciting new discovery by an international team of researchers offers fascinating insights into the early development of Ecdysozoa, a diverse and significant group of animals that includes roundworms, velvet…