Evolution New species of Triassic-era crocodile-like reptile unearthed in Brazil Adam M Aurantiacus Stenoscelida Mauricio S. Garcia created the skeleton; Matheus Fernandes rebuilt it. Researchers from the Federal University of S... read more
Paleontology Rare fossil clam discovered alive Adam M A dazzling array of hues highlights the long-lost clam of Southern California. Credit: Jeff Goddard It is always exciting to discover a new ... read more
Ecology Extinct but newly discovered: Germany’s oldest freshwater shrimp Adam M (SF- MeI 5933) Photograph of the holotype of Bechleja brevirostris n. sp. (A) The plate, and (B) the counter plate. Journal of Scientific Re... read more
Biology According to a new evolutionary study, social mammals evolve faster than solitary mammals. Adam M A groundbreaking new research project has analyzed the evolution of the placental mammal skull using 3D scans of 322 specimens housed in mor... read more
Biology A new Scottish fossil sheds light on lizard evolution. Adam M A new fossil discovery from Scotland has shed light on the early evolution of lizards during the dinosaur era. Bellairsia gracilis, a tiny s... read more
animal Some Asian animals discovered thriving near humans are on the verge of extinction. Adam M Some of Asia's largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by coexisting with humans,... read more
News Pterosaurs could have evolved from small, fast-moving reptiles. Adam M Fossils discovered in Scotland in 1907 shed light on the origins of the first flying vertebrates. Tiny Scleromochlus taylori, shown here in... read more
Animals 500 million years ago, a three-eyed predator stalked the seas. Adam M The Cambrian-era Stanleycaris hirpex had two protruding eyes on the side of its head and a larger eye in the center. Stanleycaris hirpex re... read more
Anthropology A 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater system was discovered in a South African mine. Adam M Geologists discovered 1.2 billion-year-old groundwater about 3 km below the surface in Moab Khotsong, a South African gold and uranium mine... read more
Archaeology Meraxes gigas was a massive dinosaur with tiny arms, similar to T. rex. Adam M A new species of dinosaur has been discovered in Argentina. Meraxes gigas existed 20 million years before T. rex and had a similar large bod... read more
Animals Europe's largest land predator discovered on the Isle of Wight Adam M Anthony Hutchings created this illustration of a White Rock spinosaurid. Credit: UoS/A Hutchings Research led by paleontologists at the U... read more
Life Big John, a Triceratops, has a hole on his back that was most likely caused by combat. Adam M The abrasion adds to the evidence that the three-horned dinosaurs fought. T he largest known Triceratops has a hole in its bone frill, indic... read more
Environment Megalodons may have been driven to extinction by great white sharks. Adam M Shark tooth analysis suggests that the two ocean predators battled for food. Megalodons may have been driven to extinction by great white s... read more