Illustration shows a cross section of the prehistoric iguana burrow, and how the surrounding landscape may have looked during the Late Pleistocene Epoch. Credit: Anthony Martin.

First-known fossil iguana burrow found in the Bahamas

Illustration of Thalassodraco etchesi. Credit: Megan Jacobs

Prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ discovered on English Channel Coast is identified as...

A partial skeleton of Lagerpeton (hips, leg, and vertebrae) from ~235 million years from Argentina. Further examination of this specimen helped tie features of lagerpetids to pterosaurs. Photo courtesy of Sterling Nesbitt. Credit: Virginia Tech

Paleontologists find pterosaur precursors that fill a gap in early evolutionary...

Remnants of feather sheaths on the wings of the fossil bird Archaeopteryx, shows the earliest evidence of a complex moulting strategy. The white arrows indicate the feather sheaths. Scale bar is 1 cm. Credit: Kaye et al. 2020.

Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight

Rainbow Cave, Hormuz Island, Iran

Rainbow Cave, Hormuz Island, Iran

A lava fountain during the 1959 eruption of Kilauea Iki. Credit: USGS

Crystals may help reveal hidden Kilauea Volcano behavior

Looking at the Toaroha River, near New Zealand’s Alpine Fault. | GNS Science

Seismic activity of New Zealand’s alpine fault more complex than suspected

The quantitative model used in the study explains the enigmatic melt degrees and layered structures observed in most cratons on Earth.

Continents prone to destruction in their infancy, study finds

Representative Image: Holotype of Onychonycteris finneyi

Researchers discover 16 million-year-old bat fossil

An artist's reconstruction of 'Anomalocaris' briggsi swimming within the twilight zone. Credit: Katrina Kenny

Incredible vision in ancient marine creatures drove an evolutionary arms race

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