6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (402+ words) The discovery has overturned a long-held paleobotanical theory, revealing that flowering plants evolved large, fleshy fruits and seeds millions of years earlier than previously believed. The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Science, was co-authored by Dr. James Saulsbury, a…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (289+ words) When the flying reptile died and sank to the ancient seabed, it triggered a localised shift in chemistry and biology. Instead of rotting away, the soft tissues and fats were consumed by a specialised microbiome that included sulfur-oxidising bacteria. This…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (275+ words) For years, paleontologists working in the Changma Basin of northwestern China were faced with a mystery. The ancient fossil bed was packed with the remains of hundreds of prehistoric birds, but some had broken bones crushed into pellets. These closely…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (337+ words) Open Access Government Researchers from University College London and several Thai institutions have identified Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the largest dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia. This 27-tonne long-necked sauropod lived in Thailand approximately 100 to 120 million years ago Nagatitan belonged to the…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (899+ words) Open Access Government How are fossils formed Professor Loren E. Babcock examines the key processes of fossilization in paleontology, highlighting the critical role of rapid burial in preserving organic remains from quick decomposition How do fossils form? This is the most…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (260+ words) A landmark pair of cover stories published in Nature on March 4, 2026, has settled long-standing questions about the origins of bony fishes'the ancestors of 98% of all living vertebrates, including humans. A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unearthed…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (846+ words) Open Access Government Jinxing Li and Christopher H. Contag delve into the emerging field of magnetobiology, which utilizes magnetic fields to manipulate and control living systems, while reflecting on its potential to surpass the limitations of other modalities Magnetobiology: drawing biologists…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (214+ words) Although these specimens illustrate considerable anatomical details, and perhaps partly because of that, this fish poses a number of perplexing questions bearing on the evolution and paleoecology of Paleozoic cartilaginous fishes. It was long thought that concretions took a long…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (432+ words) An organ's function is fundamentally tied to the way its tissue is built. Every feature of an organ, including shape, durability, or its capacity for repair, is determined by collectives of cells and their actions in space and time. Exploring…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (246+ words) The findings, published in the Nature portfolio journal Communications Biology, reveal that modern-type sharks were competitive apex predators alongside the giant marine reptiles that dominated the dinosaur-era oceans. The most significant find, however, is a collection of five partly mineralised…...