8+ hour, 12+ min ago  (526+ words) The Chicxulub asteroid impact is well-known for wiping out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, but scientists have discovered it may also have had a hand in creation too. The Chicxulub impact triggered one of Earth's most devastating mass extinctions but…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (340+ words) Imagine taking a casual walk on a shore and finding a fossil more than 145 million years old. That's a normal day on the Jurassic Coast and does not need you to take up a science degree before you visit. Jurassic…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (539+ words) Sea sponges are among the earliest animals on Earth, but their fossils barely show up before 540 million years ago. A discovery along the Yangtze River explains why Sea sponges are about as basic as animals get - sitting on the seabed…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (511+ words) In a new study, a small, archaic reptile from the Triassic has been revealed to have used four legs when young, and then two when it reached adulthood. In a new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, scientists…...