Fossils in South West China reveal lost world
A fossil discovery in Yunnan Province, China, has thrown new light on the aftermath of the severest mass extinction event in Earth’s history.
New dinosaur predator discovered
A predator that roamed South America 230 million years ago has been discovered in a dinosaur graveyard.
Aboriginal arrival in Australia did not increase fire activity
Despite the widely held belief that the arrival of aboriginal people in Australia caused an increase in fire activity, a comprehensive study of 223 sites by an international team of scientists suggests that…
Unicorn flies discovered in amber
A hundred million years ago, flies with horns on the top of their heads were buzzing around modern-day Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Giant fossils show penguin colours were once grey and red
Penguins only recently donned their snappy black and white coats, palaeontologists have discovered.
Horned dinosaurs found on ‘lost continent’
Two new species of horned dinosaurs unearthed in the United States were inhabitants of the lost continent of Laramidia, scientists believe.
