New Fossil Site of Worldwide Importance Uncovered in Southern Franceby University of LausanneDiscovery provides unprecedented information on the polar ecosystems of the Ordovician period
NewsEven the Oldest Eukaryote Fossils Show Dazzling Diversity and Complexityby University of California - Santa BarbaraResearchers find that eukaryotic organisms had already evolved into a diverse array of forms even 1.64 billion years ago
NewsMolecular Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Lifeby University of California - DavisResearchers are uncovering evidence of a shift in how the first living things ate, based on molecular fossils
NewsEuropean Common Hippopotamus Fossil Reveals Their Middle Pleistocene Dispersalby PLOSNew analysis settles long-standing confusion about the age of a key fossil
NewsGenetic Traces of the Woolly Rhinoceros—in the Middle of Southern Germanyby University of KonstanzResearchers reconstruct the flora and fauna of the Stone Age based on genetic clues in hyena coprolites
NewsBizarre New Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Planktonby University of LeicesterMicrofossils discovered by University of Leicester scientist date back half a billion years
NewsAncient Sea Monster Remains Reveal Oldest Mega-Predatory Pliosaurby Uppsala UniversityRare findings identify a new pliosaur genus and add new knowledge to plesiosaur evolution
NewsDinosaur Feathers Contain Traces of Ancient Proteins, Study Findsby SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryPowerful X-rays help researchers shed new light on feather evolution
NewsHow Just One Set of Animal Tracks Can Provide a Wealth of Informationby Friedrich Alexander UniversityNamibian tracking experts enable researchers to analyze images of animal tracks in rock art
NewsFossil Poop Infested with Parasites from over 200 Million Years Agoby PLOSAncient predator was infected by nematodes and multiple other parasite species
NewsWhale Like Filter-Feeding Discovered in Prehistoric Marine Reptileby University of BristolA new fossil reveals that a group of reptiles were already using whale-like filter feeding 250 million years ago