In a new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers describe a new species of ancient animal after discovering eight fossils in a dry river bed in Brazil.
Hattie graduated with her Master’s in Science degree in Palaeontology with Geology in May 2024 at the University of Birmingham. During her time at University, she completed an internship for the Jurassic Coast Trust, Dorset, which involved significance assessments of fossils as well as interpretive writing based on these fossils.
She was a volunteer for three years with the Natural History Museum in Oxford, where she completed two projects. This included cataloguing the John Eddowes Bowman Collection and Mammals of the Pleistocene of the Upper Thames Valley. Hattie’s obsession with fossil teeth may have started due to these projects. She then went on to boost science communication efforts for the collection’s hidden stories.
As an Editor at YourWeather, she is excited to share her enthusiasm for all things science. Palaeontology will always be her childhood passion, and you will never find her happier than being covered in mud on Charmoth beach searching for ammonites.
News by Hattie Russell
Scientists uncover a fossil site revealing diverse early animals existed before the Cambrian Explosion, suggesting complex life evolved earlier than believed and offering new insights into evolutionary history.
A cute, newly discovered Korean baby dinosaur, Doolysaurus huhmini, named after a cartoon icon, was revealed through CT scans, uncovering hidden bones, diet clues, and rare insights into its life.
A Rutgers graduate’s research suggests meteor impacts may have created chemical-rich, hydrothermal environments that could have supported life’s origin on early Earth, expanding theories beyond deep-sea vent systems.
A new study published in the journal The Innovation announces a new Archaeopteryx that has been added to the scientific record.
A new study published in the journal Science reveals how glacial climate and severe cold snaps may have shaped early human evolution using deep-sea sediment cores from Portugal.
A new study published in The Anatomical Record reveals why the iconic dinosaur Triceratops would have had such a large nose.
A new study sheds some light on the locomotion strategies among giant, extinct kangaroos and how they may have used other forms of movement, not just hopping.
A team led by RIKEN in Japan have announced the creation of a new plastic which can biodegrade in salt water, setting it apart from other plastics.
In a new study, an unlucky fossil bird has been found with small stones in its throat, raising the question of whether they are gizzard stones or something else entirely.
Have human-led changes led to the evolution of smaller, less aggressive bears in a population found only in Central Italy?
A new study reveals a rare tooth discovered in a North Dakota fluvial deposit, alongside a T.rex tooth and a crocodilian jawbone.
A new study creates a novel, non-invasive way to monitor hormones in frog populations.
A new study describes one of the most species-rich marine vertebrate communities from the beginning of the age of dinosaurs on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen.
An international collaboration leads to a new, accurate way to date fossil sites.
A new fossil from the Isle of Skye displays a curious mix of features from both snakes and lizards and is one of the oldest, nearly complete fossil lizards to date.
A new study investigates the way in which ants handle disease within their colonies.
Why do reptiles 'wee' crystals and what are they made of? Finding out could oddly help with treating some human health conditions.
A discovery of fossilised tree resin, known as amber, has been made in Ecuador with insects trapped inside, allowing researchers to see a glimpse of the ecosystems of the Cretaceous period of South America.
New fossil reveals a giant, crocodile-like predator that may have snacked on dinosaurs during the end Cretaceous period in Argentina.