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Neuroterus valhalla is a newly described species of cynipid gall wasp discovered in the branches of a live oak tree near the Rice University graduate…
The humerus bone of a new pangolin species was found at Graunceanu, a famous Pleistocene fossil deposit in Romania, confirming its existence in Europe. Deeper…
This new species of sea slug, Limacia inesae, can be found in the Atlantic off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Credit: Miguel Pontes ©…
Dr. Daike Tian with an individual of Begonia gigantica. Credit: Qing-Gong Mao With over 2050 known species, Begonia is one of the largest plant genera.…
Reconstruction of Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus with its mouth open to show its long tongue that was used to catch insects or obtain nectar from cone-bearing plants.…
The skull of the first giant creature to ever inhabit the Earth, the ichthyosaur “Cymbospondylus youngorum” currently on display at the Natural History Museum of…
Vectiraptor greeni, a new fierce predatory dinosaur from the Isle of Wight in the UK. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute…
Researchers discovered the first millipede with more than 1,000 legs 60 meters underground in a drill hole created for mineral exploration in the mining area…
Life reconstructions of Kyhytysuka sachicarum from the Early Cretaceous of Colombia. Credit: Dirley Cortés A new 130-million-year-old swordfish-shaped marine reptile fossil sheds light on the…
Reconstruction of the head of Brighstoneus simmondsi. Credit: John Sibbick Natural History Museum and University of PortsmouthEstablished in 1992, the University of Portsmouth is a…
Living reconstruction of Issi saaneq, a newly discovered dinosaur that lived on Greenland 214 million years ago. Credit: Victor Beccari The two-legged dinosaur Issi saaneq…
Baby Deinonychus investigates a Sciroseps pawhuskai on the charred remains of a cycad. Credit: Illustration by Brian Engh, http://dontmesswithdinosaurs.com UW Oshkosh vertebrate paleontologist on research…
Pendraig milnerae was a small species of carnivorous dinosaur, living in what is now southern Wales. Credit: © James Robbins The oldest-known meat-eating dinosaur discovered…
A specimen of a leaf and tiny orange fruit from the mystery plant. Credit: Patricia Álvarez-Loayza “Mystery plant” from the Amazon declared a new species…
Artistic reconstruction of Paradoryphoribius chronocaribbeus gen. et sp. nov. in mosses. Credit: Original art created by Holly Sullivan Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are…
Artist’s impressions of the Spinosaurids. Ceratosuchops inferodios in the foreground, Riparovenator milnerae in the background. Credit: Anthony Hutchings A new study led by paleontologists at…
The dispersal of the Vishnuonyx otters from the Indian subcontinent to Africa and Europe about 13 million years ago. The star (HAM 4) shows the…
The Kawhia giant penguin Kairuku waewaeroa. Credit Simone Giovanardi A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new…
View of Titanokorys gainesi reconstruction. Credit: Illustration by Lars Fields, © Royal Ontario Museum Royal Ontario Museum paleontologists unearth one of the largest radiodonts of…