News & Blogs

News & Blogs Gobi Fossil Reshapes the Mammal Family Tree Decades after discovery of extraordinary fossil, scientists are rethinking how early mammals evolved during the Cretaceous. July 29, 2026 News & Blogs Research Uncovers Earliest Evidence of “Right-Handedness” in Animals New research suggests Spriggina floundersi preferred bending to the right, making it the oldest known example of “handedness.” July 9, 2026 News & Blogs Why Do Birds Lay Such Big Eggs? A New Study Suggests the Answer Lies in Their Brains New research finds that birds, the only living dinosaurs, evolved larger eggs as their brains got bigger. June 24, 2026 News & Blogs New Research Shows “Proto-Turtle” May Not Be a Turtle Relative After All Study finds ancient reptile Eunotosaurus africanus is not in the turtle tree of life, changing turtle shells’ origin story. June 10, 2026 News & Blogs Giant Mosasaur Species from Texas Named T. rex New research describes Tylosaurus rex from more than a dozen previously known fossils. May 21, 2026 News & Blogs Fossil Trove Expands Range of Squishy Early Animals Ancient deep-sea organisms from Northwest Canada show early movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life. May 20, 2026 News & Blogs New Recording of Sperm Whale Birth Shows Caregiving Takes a Pod New audio and video reveal unprecedented level of detail about coordinated caregiving of newborn calf by sperm whales. March 26, 2026 News & Blogs Bony Inner Ears Offer Clues to Lizard Evolutionary Relationships, But Not Ancient Habitats Scientists hoping to reconstruct how extinct lizards and snakes lived have turned their attention to the inner ear. March 9, 2026 News & Blogs Study Explores How Pterosaurs Evolved a Flight-ready Brain New study shows how brain evolution in pterosaurs and birds took different paths with help from newly discovered fossil. December 3, 2025 News & Blogs Study Finds that Most Dogs are a Little “Wolfy” New study reveals that most modern dogs have detectable wolf ancestry that might shape size, sense of smell, and personality. November 24, 2025 News & Blogs Researchers Discover New Species of Ancient Hook-toothed Reptile Jurassic fossil from Scotland has revealed new family of Jurassic reptile linked to evolution of lizards and snakes. October 1, 2025 News & Blogs Jurassic Fossils Reshape Understanding of Mammal Jaw Evolution Study of two early mammal relatives, including newly described species, reveals unexpected variation in jaw-joint anatomy. September 25, 2025