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Animal-Microbe Partnerships Predate Complex Life
The oldest known animal-microbe partnerships may be far older than the animals themselves. New research sugges
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🇨🇳 China
324-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows Insects' Amphibious First Steps
A newly discovered 324-million-year-old fossil suggests insects did not conquer land in a single dramatic leap
🇪🇸 Spain
Why Africa's Megaherbivores Vanished: A New Explanation
The largest animals to walk the Earth, the megaherbivores of Africa, did not disappear because they were espec
🇺🇸 United States
Tiny Ice Age Toad Found in La Brea Tar Pits After 70 Years
A tiny toad that hopped through Ice Age Los Angeles has been hiding in plain sight at the La Brea Tar Pits for
🇯🇵 Japan
Hidden Bones in 30-Year-Old Fossil Hint at New Mosasaur Species in Japan
A fossil collected in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, more than three decades ago has just given up a secret: four bo
🇦🇷 Argentina
236-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Rewrite Mammal Birth Origins
A fossil from Argentina suggests that live birth in mammal ancestors occurred 236 million years ago, pushing b
🇨🇦 Canada
Canadian fossils push animal origins back 10 million years
A remote fossil bed in Canada's Northwest Territories has yielded 567-million-year-old creatures that could mo
🇺🇸 United States
School-Bus-Sized Terror Croc That Ate Dinosaurs Returns
A 31-foot predator that once hunted dinosaurs across the eastern United States has been brought back to life a
🇯🇵 Japan
Giant Octopuses Ruled Ancient Oceans as Top Predators
Giant octopuses once sat at the top of the ocean food chain, long before sharks and whales took over that role
🇨🇳 China
240 million year old fossil shows reptile ate fish for lunch in China
A 240 million year old fossil unearthed in China still has its last meal inside. Scientists found the remains
🇰🇪 Kenya
1.5 million year old footprints show two ancient human species crossed paths in Kenya
The oldest known footprints of a prehistoric human cousin called Paranthropus boisei were discovered in Kenya,
🇪🇬 Egypt
Ancient Ape Jaw Found in Egypt Rewrites Human Origins Story
A fossilized jawbone found in the Egyptian desert is forcing scientists to rethink where the ancestors of huma
🇯🇵 Japan
New Giant Salamander Species Found in 3.5 Million Year Old Japanese Fossils
Three fossilized vertebrae sat in a Japanese collection for more than two decades before scientists realized t
🇨🇳 China
Chinese fossil reveals birds lost dinosaur tails in stages
A fossil dug up in China shows that birds did not lose their dinosaur tails in one sudden evolutionary leap. I
🇺🇸 United States
T. rex named Gus fetches record $50.1 million at auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named Gus just became the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction, fetching $5
🇺🇸 United States
T. rex fossil named Gus sells for record $50.1 million in New York
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named Gus just became the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction. The price w
🇺🇸 United States
T. rex tooth still stuck in dinosaur skull 66 million years later
A dinosaur skull on display in Montana still has a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth jammed into its face, frozen in pla
