What dinosaur fossils could teach us about cancer

Dinosaur fossils aren’t just relics of the past – they’re guides to the future.

Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
June 16, 2025 • ~7 min

How pterosaurs can inspire aircraft design

Looking back in time could inspire the aircraft innovations of the future.

Michael Habib, Adjunct Professor, Biology, College of the Canyons • conversation
June 13, 2025 • ~10 min

The 30,000 year old vulture that reveals a completely new type of fossilisation

Volcanic rocks might contain much more exciting fossils than previously believed.

Maria McNamara, Professor, Palaeobiology, University College Cork • conversation
March 18, 2025 • ~6 min

How ancient flying reptiles ruled the skies – new research

Pterosaurs may help inspire future technology.

Natalia Jagielska, PhD Researcher in Geosciences , University of Edinburgh • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 • ~6 min

A 149 million-year-old pterosaur is Britain’s largest flying animal – how scientists proved it from a single finger bone

The Jurassic pterosaur’s size was estimated from only its finger bone.

Jason Gilchrist, Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Sept. 12, 2024 • ~8 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 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

How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile

Ichthyosaurs were the last giant reptiles to rule our oceans.

Dean Lomax, 1851 Research Fellow, University of Bristol & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester, University of Manchester • conversation
April 18, 2024 • ~7 min

Flowers may be more ancient than dinosaurs – but scientists can’t agree on when they evolved

The origin date for flowers is a source of debate among scientists – but a new approach may help bring clarity to the question.

Ruolin Wu, PhD student in Paleobiology, University of Bristol • conversation
April 9, 2024 • ~8 min

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