4+ hour, 35+ min ago   (497+ words) Modern genomes preserve traces of ancestors no fossil has yet revealed, offering scientists a rare glimpse into humanity’s deepest evolutionary history. Researchers have found genetic traces of two unknown populations of ancient ancestors in the DNA of modern humans. Members…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (444+ words) The nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Gus sold at auction for $50,130,000, surprising the paleontology community and collectors worldwide. Whoever bought Gus will decide whether the specimen becomes available for study or stays in private hands. The Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (190+ words) A spine fragment with Y shaped supports hinted at unusual anatomy, and CT scans revealed air chamber structures unlike other mamenchisaurids. As the media BBC notes. Paleontologists from Thailand have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur – Uragasaurus…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (492+ words) A fossilized Lystrosaurus embryo suggests egg laying in early mammal ancestors. The discovery raises questions about how lactation and live birth later evolved. A new study of a 250-million-year-old fossil opens a new chapter in the history of mammals: its…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (490+ words) A famous 300‑million‑year specimen long thought to be the earliest octopus actually conceals a very different identity beneath its fossilized surface. New imaging reveals nautiloid features that overturn earlier interpretations and raise fresh questions about the origins and diversity…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (327+ words) A wave of tributes and films brings dinosaurs back into public mourning, prompting unexpected reflections on extinction, time, and our responsibility toward Earth’s living future. “The world should have been theirs.” – One viewer in the comments People’s thoughts also return…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (609+ words) Tiny, exquisitely preserved animals from Yunnan suggest complex bilaterians and possible deuterostome relatives lived millions of years before the Cambrian. Common beliefs held that complex life arose during the Cambrian Period (roughly 542–488 million years ago), when faunal diversity lit up…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (678+ words) A rare Triceratops fossil named Trey sits behind armored doors at Le Freeport. Access is by invitation only, raising questions about private ownership and access. The main hurdle is getting an invitation to visit. Freeports offer ultra-wealthy collectors a place…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1026+ words) In the vast expanse of the Siberian steppe 14,000 years ago, a two-month-old wolf cub devoured the flesh of a woolly rhinoceros. In a moment its underground burrow collapsed, burying the cub and its sister. The wolf’s stomach contents, frozen in…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (398+ words) A new study overturns our understanding of Tyrannosaurus rex development: the dinosaur lived longer and took more time to reach its full size than previously thought. Previously, scientists often relied on the annual growth rings in the limb bones of…...