The origin of Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong, is a complex and intriguing topic that has captivated the attention… Read More »What are the prevailing theories about the origin of Homo sapiens?
A groundbreaking revelation into the catastrophic repercussions of one of Earth’s most devastating events has emerged from a research team led by USC Dornsife College… Read More »New insights into ancient extinction offer lessons for today’s climate crisis
The history of life on Earth is a captivating narrative that spans billions of years, marked by the emergence and evolution of diverse species. This… Read More »The history of life on Earth
Paleontologists are getting a glimpse at life over a billion years in the past based on chemical traces in ancient rocks and the genetics of… Read More »Ancient sterols reveal shift in animal eating habits over a billion years ago
Between the 1950s and 1970s, Colombian priest Padre Gustavo Huertas collected what he believed to be plant fossils near Villa de Leyva. Specifically, two small,… Read More »Plant fossil turns out to be 100-million-year-old baby turtle
The Natural History Museum’s fossil collections have unveiled the earliest disease-causing fungus, Potteromyces asteroxylicola, a 407-million-year-old fungal plant pathogen. In homage to Beatrix Potter, the… Read More »407-million-year-old fungus named after beatrix potter
The evolution of life on Earth is a captivating narrative that unfolds over billions of years, weaving a tale of adaptation, diversity, and interconnectedness. From… Read More »The evolution of life on Earth
Indeed, 100,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, walked the Earth, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing saga of human evolution. This period… Read More »Did humans exist 100,000 years ago?
The Cambrian Explosion, occurring approximately 540-500 million years ago, has long been considered a pivotal event in the history of life on Earth, marking the… Read More »New study suggests cambrian explosion was actually a gradual process
Ancient deep sea creatures called radiodonts had incredible vision that likely drove an evolutionary arms race according to new research published today. The international study,… Read More »Ancient sea creatures had incredibly sophisticated eyes
Giant fossils from a newfound trilobite species, Redlichia rex, have been unearthed on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, providing crucial insights into the Cambrian explosion—a pivotal… Read More »Meet Redlichia rex, the giant trilobite that ruled the Cambrian seas
In a recent Geology study, Harvard Ph.D. candidate Sarah R. Losso and Professor Javier Ortega-Hernández shed light on the enigmatic reproductive behavior of trilobites, specifically… Read More »Ancient trilobites mated like horseshoe crabs
With their blue blood and armor of ten spindly legs, horseshoe crabs have long puzzled scientists about their place in the evolutionary tree. Initially thought… Read More »Horseshoe crabs officially reclassified as arachnids
The majority of terrestrial animals, including insects, spiders, and millipedes, constitute a significant presence on land today. Despite their current predominantly terrestrial habitats, their ancestors… Read More »Newly discovered fossil reveals aquatic ancestors of centipedes and millipedes
Since the Cambrian Period, approximately 520 million years ago, arthropods have proven to be exceptionally successful on Earth, representing nearly 80% of all animal species… Read More »Five-eyed fossil reveals secrets of arthropod evolution
In a study published on November 29, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, researchers Miengah Abrahams and Emese M. Bordy from the University of… Read More »Bird-like footprints reveal ancient mystery creatures
Botanists from the University of Vienna, Austria, leading an international research team, have delved into the morphological diversity of fossilized flowers, drawing intriguing comparisons with… Read More »Early flower power: Ancient flowers more diverse than today
Asier Gómez-Olivencia, an Ikerbasque researcher at UPV/EHU, spearheaded a groundbreaking study reconstructing the 3D image of a two-year-old Neanderthal, La Ferrassie 8, excavated in the… Read More »3D reconstruction reveals anatomical differences between Neanderthals and humans
Led by Jean-Jacques Hublin from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer from the National Institute for Archaeology and Heritage in Morocco,… Read More »Ancient fossils reveal earlier origins of modern humans
A groundbreaking genomic analysis of ancient human remains from KwaZulu-Natal has unveiled southern Africa’s pivotal role in shaping the history of humankind. Published in the… Read More »Ancient DNA reveals earlier emergence of modern humans