We examined pterosaur jaw fragments from the Moroccan desert to understand more about how these creatures evolved.
The complex social behaviour in early dinosaurs observed in a new study lines up with other fossil evidence that dinosaurs were more bird-like than crocodilian-like.
Today, Earth's biodiversity is highest at the equator – but it hasn't always been this way.
Scientists have long believed that sharks were the first vertebrates to evolve teeth. Our new study reveals a more complex history.
Given tens of millions of years, wildly improbable events – like primates crossing oceans – are almost a given.
A transcript of episode 11 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including an interview on Israel's foreign policy options following its recent election.
Gigantic flying reptiles had impressive wingspans of up to 12 metres – and a special trick in their necks.
This is the oldest genome recovered from a non-permafrost environment.
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