A collaborative research team from China and Australia has uncovered crucial evidence that places the enigmatic prehistoric fish Palaeospondylus among jawed vertebrates, following the identification ...

Environment has become a key focus in UPSC Prelims, often influencing the cutoff. With Prelims exam around the corner, are ...

Soft-shelled turtles are fascinating creatures, often symbolizing patience and longevity in various cultures. In China, farmers have perfected the art of raising millions of these large turtles in ...

A complete Mixodectes pungens skeleton reveals it was a leaf-eating, tree-dwelling mammal closely related to primates and ...

The fossil species, which has been named Vulcanidris cratensis, had scythe-like jaws that it likely used to pin or impale prey. “I was just shocked to see that weird projection in front of this ...

the project has uncovered out over 200 species, but it could take years before experts know the true extent of the find. “The fact that millions of fossils have been unearthed on this site has ...

The species, called Vulcanidris ... inhabited an ecosystem teeming with life. Fossils from the region show that Vulcanidris lived alongside other insects, spiders, millipedes, centipedes, various ...

It turned out to be a critically endangered species and a first-of-its-kind sighting. Scientists visited Hon Lao Island in 2015 and 2022 as part of a turtle conservation project with the Asian ...