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Scientists discovered that sperm cells across hundreds of species work together in coordinated teams rather than competing individually, challenging everything we thought about reproduction. This teamwork has evolved and re-evolved across millions of years in insects, spiders, crabs, and other arthropods.
A forgotten museum fossil is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about life 500 million years ago. The discovery suggests Earth's ancient oceans were teeming with far more life than researchers believed.
A "living fossil" that survived five mass extinctions is thriving again at Cape Cod National Seashore after disappearing for 150 years. Thousands of horseshoe crabs now breed in a restored saltmarsh lagoon that was once closed off by industrialization.
Scientists discovered a beautifully preserved ancient sea creature in Canada that's rewriting what we thought we knew about a mysterious gap in Earth's evolutionary history. The find suggests life was thriving when researchers believed it had nearly vanished.
A forgotten fossil in the Smithsonian's collection just revealed a missing chapter in animal evolution. Scientists rediscovered a thumb-sized creature that bridges a mysterious 12-million-year gap in Earth's history.
Scientists in China have uncovered 8,681 fossils from 153 species at a stunning new site, with nearly 60% never seen before. The discovery offers a rare window into ocean life after Earth's first mass extinction.
Scientists discovered a marine creature in Wisconsin with legs built for land walking, despite never leaving the ocean. The 437-million-year-old fossil reveals that millipedes and centipedes evolved their signature legs underwater first.
Scientists in China have uncovered nearly 9,000 fossils representing 153 species from an ancient ocean ecosystem that thrived after Earth's first mass extinction. The discovery is filling crucial gaps in our understanding of how life bounced back and spread across the planet.
Scientists have discovered a completely new genus of snake living underground in Mexico's Balsas River basin. The find adds to Mexico's status as one of only 17 "megadiverse" nations holding most of Earth's species.
Researchers found 24 never-before-seen amphipod species in the Pacific Ocean, including an entirely new branch of life so rare it happens once in a generation. The discoveries bring us closer to understanding one of Earth's most mysterious ecosystems.
Marine researchers have identified 24 new deep-sea species in the Pacific Ocean, including an entirely new superfamily that represents a rare evolutionary discovery. The findings are helping scientists map one of Earth's least understood ecosystems.
Scientists discovered one of Earth's earliest vegetarian land animals, a 10-inch creature that munched on ferns 307 million years ago. The find rewrites the timeline of when animals first started eating plants.
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A forgotten fossil in a museum drawer just rewrote the history of spiders, scorpions, and their ancient relatives. The 500-million-year-old creature with massive claws pushes back the evolutionary timeline by millions of years.
A forgotten fossil sitting in a museum drawer for 62 years is helping scientists solve a mystery about a supposedly barren period in Earth's ancient history. The discovery suggests life was far more diverse 500 million years ago than we ever knew.
A forgotten fossil stored in a museum drawer since 1962 just solved a 500-million-year mystery about life on Earth. Scientists say the discovery proves ancient oceans teemed with life during a period once thought nearly empty.
A forgotten museum fossil sat in storage for 64 years before revealing secrets about a mysterious gap in Earth's animal evolution. Scientists now believe an entire era of ancient life was simply waiting to be rediscovered.
A McGill University student cracked open a rock in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park and found a 75-million-year-old dragonfly wing so unique that scientists created an entirely new family to classify it. The discovery doubles the insect fossil record for one of Earth's most studied dinosaur sites.
A clearing in the Amazon can look like forest again in just 30 years, and the speed at which nature bounces back is giving scientists new hope for conservation. Birds, bats, and bees are leading the recovery, bringing life back to logged land faster than anyone expected.
A spiky fossil that sat unnoticed in a museum drawer for 60 years is rewriting what scientists thought was a dark chapter in Earth's history. The discovery suggests ancient oceans teemed with life during a period once believed to be nearly barren.