Flinders University researchers have taken a revealing look inside the head of one of the first animals to crawl from the water to live on land more than 380 million years ago. Using high-tech neutron ...

A recent and unexpected discovery at Penn Dixie has provided new insight into the evolutionary history of an unusual group of fossils. In April 2023, two off-duty members of Penn Dixie's educational ...

New research reveals a chain of environmental disasters. These took place in what is today's South Africa, during an ancient time period called the Early-Middle Devonian. The crises led to the ...

Modern humans have existed for only a tiny fraction of Earth’s history. During that time, our species has survived ice ages, natural disasters, pandemics, and countless environmental challenges. But ...

A 16-centimetre pincer fossil recovered in the United Kingdom has settled a question that sat unresolved for more than a hundred years: it belongs to Praearcturus gigas, now confirmed as the largest ...

Members of Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences are shining new light on an enduring mystery--one that is millions of years in the making. A team of paleontologists led by Professor ...

During the Early-Middle Devonian period, a large landmass called Gondwana—which included parts of today's Africa, South America, and Antarctica—was located near the South Pole. Unlike today's icy ...