What can the Galápagos Islands’ animals teach us about the threats of El Niño?

In this week’s newsletter: the archipelago at the centre of the extreme weather phenomenon could help scientists predict how other marine ecosystems will adapt to our warming climate ...

Dinosaur-era fossil provides insight into snake evolution

Snakes first appeared during the age of dinosaurs, but fossils of many early species are so fragmentary that scientists have ...
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Did the dinosaur-killing asteroid cause the evolution of tuna? It's not as simple as that

Think of a warm-blooded animal. You're probably picturing a cow or a dog, maybe an elephant. But how about a tuna?

Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago

An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a ...

Jurassic sea monster was smaller than once thought, but no less formidable

For more than 25 years, Liopleurodon has been one of the world's most recognizable prehistoric marine predators. Immortalized ...
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From giant sea monsters to killer kangaroos – Australia's lost world was incredible

Australia preserves one of the longest and most extraordinary fossil records on Earth, spanning more than 500 million years ...