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New fossil reveals a giant, crocodile-like predator that may have snacked on dinosaurs during the end Cretaceous period in Argentina.
New research published in the journal Cell describes some of the oldest microbial DNA ever found in mammoth remains.
A remarkable little fossil with an impressive set of teeth and a surprising cranial structure provides insights into the evolution of modern reptiles.
For decades, satellites captured bright, turquoise patches in the waters south of the Antarctic Circle with no clear explanation. Now, a recent study finally identifies microorganisms that alter the colour of the sea.
Research from the University of Michigan shows that the disappearance of the dinosaurs not only wiped the planet's giants out, but also reshaped rivers and allowed for the expansion of forests, leaving indelible marks on the geological record.
A vigorous circulation in the Pacific had a particular effect on the Southern Ocean, showing us whether carbon dioxide levels were higher in the previous Ice Ages.
A marine heatwave in 2023 meant the oceans absorbed less carbon dioxide than expected, but why? Experts have answers.
For the first time, researchers report that Arctic algae can move at -15 ºC (the lowest temperature ever recorded for movement in complex living cells). Learn more here!
A place of immense beauty and ecological importance within the Caribbean, the Turks and Caicos Islands are much more than white sandy beaches. They form an open-air laboratory with priceless ecosystems, which we are about to discover.
A fossil ray-finned fish described by an international team shows a ‘tongue bite apparatus', 150 million years earlier than previously thought.
In a new study published in the journal Cell, scientists discovered that a mysterious plague may have been caused by livestock.