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The Missing 75%: What Fossil Reefs Tell Us About Lost Sharks

Seven thousand years of tiny fossils expose the cascading effects of removing ocean predators

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4d ago

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The New Climate.

183 Million Years Ago Earth’s Orbit Went Off-Beat & Changed the Climate

Ancient lake sediments in China captured a lost planetary rhythm and revealed how orbital chaos once shaped Earth’s climate

Jul 4

Jul 4

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Fossils et al.

How Climate Made the First Flying Reptiles Take Off

A new study shows how ancient climate shifts unlocked the skies for pterosaurs — and why that matters for conservation today

Jul 1

Artistic rendering of three pterosaurs flying over a turbulent ocean under a dramatic, cloud-filled sky. The central pterosaur is swooping low near the water’s surface, with droplets trailing from its beak, while two others soar in the background. The scene evokes dynamic motion and prehistoric atmosphere.

Jul 1

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Southern Winds

African Lessons: The Real Story of How People Thrive When the Climate Shifts

What isotopes, bones, and thousands of years of adaptation can teach us about resilience in a changing world

Jun 27

Jun 27

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Fossils et al.

127 Million-Year-Old Poop Just Rewrote the Story of Polar Ecosystems

How fossilized droppings uncovered the oldest polar termite nest and what it means for understanding ancient Australia

Jun 24

Close-up of a dense cluster of live termites crawling through a dark, porous nest structure. The termites have pale yellow bodies and darker orange heads, and the intricate network of tunnels resembles weathered wood or compacted soil.

Jun 24

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The New Climate.

Coral Secrets: A Sea-Level Warning 120,000 Years in the Making

Fossil corals from a remote island reveal how fast and unpredictably the oceans can rise.

Jun 20

Jun 20

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Fossils et al.

Meet T. rex’s Surprising Cousin: Slim, Snouted, and Overlooked for 50 Years

A rediscovered fossil from Mongolia changes what we thought we knew about tyrannosaur evolution

Jun 17

Illustration of Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, a slim, long-snouted dinosaur resembling a small T. rex, with a neon-style “Lost & Found” sign overlaid. The artwork, released by the University of Calgary, highlights a fossil rediscovery that reshapes our understanding of tyrannosaur evolution.

Jun 17

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Southern Winds

A Dying Ocean Current Is the Amazon’s Unexpected Ally (For Now)

New research reveals a surprising climate connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Amazon rainforest, and why it won’t save us.

Jun 13

A stylized climate map of South America with blue and yellow shading, showing modeled temperature or precipitation patterns. Green ocean currents sweep across the Atlantic, while a white heartbeat line overlays the Amazon region, symbolizing climate stress and interconnection between ocean and rainforest systems.

Jun 13

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Fossils et al.

Megalodon Wasn’t a Whale Specialist; It Was an Opportunistic Supercarnivore

A new study shows the megatooth shark may have eaten whatever it could get, rewriting what we thought we knew about this prehistoric giant

Jun 10

Two hands hold shark teeth for comparison — on the left, a massive fossilized megalodon tooth, dark and ridged; on the right, a much smaller modern great white shark tooth. A cartoon shark illustration is superimposed near the smaller tooth for scale

Jun 10

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The New Climate.

252 Million Years Ago, Earth’s Climate Hit Reset

What fossil plants can teach us about global tipping points, and what that means for our future

Jun 6

Map showing Earth’s landmasses during the late Permian period, when continents were joined in the supercontinent Pangaea. The background features polar ice and aurora lights, and a circular icon with clouds and an arrow suggests a global climate reset. The image illustrates the planet’s geography before the Permian-Triassic mass extinction and climate upheaval

Jun 6

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