8+ hour, 47+ min ago   (395+ words) Scientists analysing 443-million-year-old Scottish fossils have uncovered the early evidence that some of the first groups of vertebrates possessed surprisingly advanced eyes and traces of bone, reshaping our understanding of how the vertebrate body first evolved. The study, led by…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (293+ words) A sleepy koala may seem worlds apart from a giant Ice Age predator, but scientists have uncovered the first molecular evidence linking the two. The discovery, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society, provides the first biomolecular data…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (308+ words) A near-complete skeleton found on UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur - a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the ancient oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur called Xiphodracon goldencapensis, or the "Sword…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (426+ words) A new study has uncovered evidence that a giant marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period used stealth to hunt its prey in deep or dark waters " much like owls on land today. The research, published today in Nature, investigates…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (442+ words) Continuing professional development courses The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of aircraft, new research has found. " Scientists from The University of Manchester used advanced X-ray imaging techniques to…...