paleontology
7 Must-Read Stories In February 2015
Ancient planets, ancient mammals and an exclusive interview with a not-so-ancient Nobel Prize winner with advice for young physicists in Asia!
Seeing The World Through Dinosaur Eyes
Land and aquatic dinosaurs share similar eye structures, suggesting that eye modifications were not critical adaptations for life underwater.
How Early Mammals Adapted In An Age Of Dinosaurs
Ancestral mammals survived by occupying niche environments such as trees and subterranean caves.
New Species Of Long-Necked Dinosaur Discovered In China
A well preserved fossil has provided rare insights into the long-necked dinosaurs that once roamed China.
Largest Known Muntjac Deer Found In China
The newly discovered Euprox grandis has a skull twice the length of other muntjac deer.
Amphibious Ichthyosaur Fills Evolutionary Gap
The discovery of an amphibious ichthyosaur sheds light on how dinosaurs made the transition from the seas to the land.
7 Must-Read Stories In October 2014
From Nobel Prizes to world firsts and ancient sex to fossilized poo, don't miss any of our top stories from October!
How Fishes Had Sex For The First Time
The fossilzed claspers of armored fish are the most primitive vertebrate sexual organs described to date.
The Oldest Poo In Japan
Fossilized poo suggests that the marine ecosystem in northeastern Japan had recovered from the Paleozoic-Mesozoic extinction by the Early Triassic.
