New Curtin-Led Research Discovers the Heart of Our Evolution
The oldest ever fossilized heart sheds new light on fish and human evolution
paleontology
A Prehistoric Climate Feedback Loop
Paleoclimatologist uncovers an ancient climate feedback loop that accelerated the effects of Earth's last warming
60 Million Years of Climate Change Drove the Evolution of Reptiles
New study reexamines the explosive evolution and diversification of reptiles during the Triassic period
How Dinosaurs Carried Their Enormous Weight
Scientists digitally reconstruct and test the function of sauropod foot bones
Trilobites’ Growth May Have Resembled That of Modern Marine Crustaceans
The trilobite Triarthrus eatoni reached a length of just above 4 cm in about 10 years
First Animals Developed Complex Ecosystems before the Cambrian Explosion
Metacommunity analysis suggests succession, not mass extinction, explains Ediacaran diversity drop
New Species of Stegosaur Is Oldest Discovered in Asia, and Possibly the World
Bashanosaurus primitivus roamed the earth around 168 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic period
Tyrannosaurus Remains Hint at Two Possible Species Distinct from T. rex
Certain recently-identified physical differences in T. rex bones suggest the need for re-categorization
Rapidly Evolving Species More Likely to Go Extinct, Study Suggests
New study shows that slow and steady wins the evolutionary race in certain reptiles
Climate Changed the Size of Our Bodies and, to Some Extent, Our Brains
The average body size of humans has fluctuated over the last million years and is strongly linked to temperature