3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (472+ words) Pterosaurs were a broad group of ancient flying reptiles and are known as the first vertebrates with powered flight. Well-known pterosaurs include Pterodactylus, Nemicolopterus, and Quetzalcoatlus. Quetzalcoatlus was one of the largest, if not the largest, flying animals of all…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (233+ words) Alabama’s state amphibian just got a whole lot comfier in its native habitat. The Red Hills salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti) is one of the rarest of its species in the U.S. It’s found only in six counties throughout the state, and…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (726+ words) The Silurian period was defined by warmer waters that allowed marine life to thrive. Although some scientists argue that bony fishes diverged into ray-finned and lobe-finned fish during the late Silurian period, the general consensus is that the divergence occurred…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (420+ words) A-Z Animals Quick Take In 2025, a new sail-backed iguanodontian was discovered from fossils on the Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight is one of Europe’s most important Early Cretaceous dinosaur sites Istiorachis macarthurae was a plant-eater with an…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (336+ words) Imagine sprinting full-speed into a solid oak tree at 15 miles per hour — and then doing it again and again, 20 times per second. For almost any vertebrate, this would be fatal — but for a woodpecker, it’s just breakfast. While its reinforced…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (613+ words) Spotting a Manx Loaghtan on the mist-shrouded cliffs of the Isle of Man feels like observing a story from ancient mythology unfolding. Unlike the uniform white sheep we see today, these prehistoric, fantasy-like creatures sport a deep, earthy wool and…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (184+ words) Written by Lianna Tedesco Nabia civiscientrix was named for the Lusitanian river goddess Nabia and for the citizen scientists who helped bring the discovery to light. Translated literally, it means, “she who practices citizen science.” But even at roughly five…...