While they branched off from animals more than 1 billion years ago, making them more closely related to us than plants are, there is a large gap in the fossil record. For hundreds of millions of ...

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Sea anemones may hold the key to the ancient origins of body symmetry. A study from the University of Vienna shows they use a ...

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Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the ocean’s squishiest creatures—including one jelly that might be the oldest ...

Nipponopterus mifunensis, with a wingspan of 9.8 to 11.5 feet, reveals unique neck bone features linking it to giant flying reptiles like Quetzalcoatlus.

Jellyfish, ancient and diverse, exhibit remarkable adaptations, from bioluminescence to immortality. These gelatinous creatures, mostly water, thrive in various marine environments, some adjusting ...

Credit: Samantha Yabsley Litoria tylerantiqua, a 55-million-year-old fossil, is Australia’s oldest known tree frog. It shifts the timeline for frog evolution and underscores the resilience of frogs ...

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine Studying foraminiferan fossils can help us understand how the ...

The research team examined a rare fossil of Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus, a plant-eating dinosaur found in the late Cretaceous layers near the Hateg Basin in Romania. The experts noted a possible ...