Team finds ‘missing’ 550 million-year-old sea sponge

The discovery of a sea sponge missing from the fossil record sheds light on a mystery that's stumped scientists for years.

Kelly Izlar-Virginia Tech • futurity
June 6, 2024 ~6 min

Reducing carbon emissions from long-haul trucks

MIT researchers show a promising plan for using clean-burning hydrogen in place of the diesel fuel now used in most freight-transport trucks.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 5, 2024 ~24 min


‘Missing’ sea sponges discovered

The discovery, published in Nature, opens a new window on early animal evolution.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 5, 2024 ~5 min

New dino species is only the 4th ever found in Zimbabwe

Researchers have discovered a new species of sauropodomorphs, a dino that lived 210 million years ago. It's the fourth dinosaur species found in Zimbabwe.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
June 4, 2024 ~6 min

‘Ugly’ fossil places extinct saber tooth cat in Texas

A nondescript mass of bone and teeth helped expand the geographic footprint of a large cat that lived tens of thousands of years ago.

Julia Sames-UT Austin • futurity
May 31, 2024 ~5 min

New fossil brings us a step closer to unravelling the mystery of feather evolution

Understanding more about feathers could change the way we think about dinosaurs.

Maria McNamara, Professor, Palaeobiology, University College Cork • conversation
May 21, 2024 ~7 min

Fossil captures starfish splitting itself in two – showing this has been happening for 155 million years

Starfish reproduce by splitting in two. A new fossil reveals how ancient this ability is.

Aaron W. Hunter, Science Guide & Visiting Researcher, Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge • conversation
May 15, 2024 ~6 min

The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth

Such massive disruptions have in the past been caused by volcanoes or meteorites. Only humans have done this with full awareness of their actions.

Jan Zalasiewicz, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester • conversation
May 10, 2024 ~6 min


Why saber tooth cats kept their baby teeth

Evidence suggests saber-toothed cats held onto their baby teeth to stabilize their sabers, researchers report.

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
May 1, 2024 ~10 min

New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal

Lawsuits are inevitable, but an environmental lawyer explains why the EPA’s new power plant regulations are on solid ground.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School • conversation
May 1, 2024 ~11 min

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