As the moniker fairy lantern denotes, it looks like a tiny lantern that illuminates the dark forest floor. Credit: Kenji Suetsugu Green leaves and the…
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The Permian-Triassic mass extinction, also known as the Great Dying, was the largest mass extinction in Earth’s history. It occurred about 252 million years ago…
(A) Completely unhatched egg from the clutch P43. (B) Almost fully intact circular outline of the egg possibly indicating it to be unhatched and no…
Humans have inhabited Hispaniola for roughly six thousand years, during which time the island’s rodent diversity dwindled from 11 species to just 1. By determining…
According to recent research, elephants play a crucial role in the development of forests that store large amounts of carbon and preserving the biodiversity of…
Adult and young of the ichthyosaur species Shonisaurus popularis chase ammonoid prey 230 million years ago, in what is now Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, Nevada, U.S.A.…
Cameron Schwalbach, left, paleontology collections manager for the Cincinnati Museum Center’s Geier Collections and Research Center, and University of Cincinnati assistant professor Joshua Miller examine…
Impressions of the Ediacaran fossils Dickinsonia (at center) with the smaller anchor-shaped Parvancorina (left) in sandstone of the Ediacara Member from the Nilpena Ediacara National…
Blyth’s Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules). Credit: Joe Tobias According to recent research, bird species with extreme or rare combinations of traits face the greatest danger of…
Michigan State University doctoral student Kyle Jaynes shines a light on a harlequin frog rediscoveries in Ecuador. Credit: Alex Achig-Vega Through literature review and fieldwork,…
Thousands of species are currently listed as “data deficient.” We know very little about a large number of species. Unfortunately, it is not always a…
Archaeolemur skull showing a large and robust anterior dentition. Credit: Ian Towle Fascinating clues to the evolution of humans have been revealed through the analysis…
The scientists believe there are at least three wild ‘mystery ancestors’. Scientists are peeling back ancient layers of banana DNA in order to find the…
According to new research, the evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions. Geologists find parallels between ancient, global-scale extinction events…
An illustration depicts the lost animal diversity of central Colombia. Credit: Oscar Sanisidro/University of Alcalá The scale of the biodiversity crisis is shown by recreating…
The picture above depicts the Mississippi River flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. According to researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, river…
Hopefully, the lone Quercus tardifolia will be nursed back to health and well cared for like Angel Oak, pictured here. One Quercus tardifolia found clinging…
A yacare caiman (Caiman yacare). Reptiles, the majority of which are predators, are cold-blooded and scaly animals. Their ranks include some of the most deadly…
Artist’s illustration of the Chicxulub asteroid entering Earth’s atmosphere 66 million years ago, triggering events that caused a mass extermination. When the asteroid now known…
With a lava flow in the distance, a primitively feathered theropod dinosaur carries off a mammalian victim during a snowy volcanic winter caused by massive…