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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 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 Scientists Find Elusive Cloud-forming Chemical on a Brown Dwarf Called ‘The Accident’ Finding of silane on an unusual cosmic object advances knowledge about ancient planetary atmospheres. September 12, 2025 Studies Reveal Fish Biofluorescence Dates Back 112 Million Years Fish biofluorescence evolved more than 100 times, has ties to coral reefs, and involves more colors than previously thought. June 17, 2025 Astronomers Find Complex Atmosphere on a Starless World James Webb Space Telescope data provide evidence of cloud layers and more on an isolated object 13 times the mass of Jupiter. March 12, 2025 Birds-of-Paradise Found to Be Biofluorescent New study based on Museum’s collections suggests biofluorescence enhances signaling for hierarchy and courtship displays. February 13, 2025 Studies Find Life’s Building Blocks in Bennu Asteroid Samples Analysis of asteroid samples returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggest space rocks might have ingredients for life. January 31, 2025 Volcanic Ash Analyses Could Improve Eruption Forecasting New study based at Canary Islands volcano suggests that magma composition determines scale of volcanic tremors. January 16, 2025 New Dataset Makes 3D Scans from Primate Collections Available Worldwide Museum leads effort to assemble more than 6,000 3D scans of primate skeletons in free digital repository. January 8, 2025 Cambrian Predator and Prey Highlight “Arms Race” During the Rise of Animals New study presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race, from 517 million years ago. January 3, 2025 Researchers Identify New Trilobite Species Research in the Museum’s historic trilobite collections revealed two different species under one name. November 26, 2024 New Tool Can Aid in Early Detection of COVID Variants New software can signal the emergence of new COVID strains and could be used in future pandemics. October 31, 2024