21+ hour, 9+ min ago  (887+ words) The discovery of a new ape species that lived in Egypt 17 million years ago is "reshaping" the understanding of evolution. The fossil find suggests that the closest ancestors to modern apes may have emerged in northern Africa rather than in…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (490+ words) Artist's reconstruction of the oldest known vertebrate's four eyes. (Xiangtong Lei & Sihang Zhang via SWNS) Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes. Remarkably preserved fossil specimens show they could see the world using four camera-type eyes, reshaping…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (679+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex was a late developer who kept growing until the age of 40, reveals new research. The largest-ever study of how the "king of dinosaurs" grew shows a much longer, slower path to adulthood than scientists previously thought. For decades,…...