Schematic representation of tectonic and climatic influences on organic carbon burial. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63896-z

How tectonics and astronomical cycles shaped the Late Paleozoic climate

A pink granite boulder next to a yellow notebook for scale. Credit: Jo Johnson, BAS

Hidden giant granite discovered beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Row of embedded "cherts" in an outcrop in Southeast China. Credit: Michael Tatzel

Sedimentary rocks reveal ancient ocean floor cooling

Professor Andreas Pack (left) and Dr Christian Schröder (right) are part of the 21-member team of authors who wrote the current study. Photo: MPS

Preparing for Mars Samples on Earth

sword dragon. Credit: University of Manchester

Rare Jurassic ‘sword dragon’ prehistoric reptile discovered in the UK

Acronichthys maccagnoi fossil (with scale), which was located well inland from the shoreline of the Western Interior Seaway. Credit: Don Brinkman, Royal Tyrrell Museum

Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish

A reconstruction of Breugnathair elgolensis, the newly described Jurassic species with characteristics of both lizards and snakes. Credit: Mick Ellison/AMNH

Jurassic reptile fossil discovery blurs the line between snake and lizard

The fossil leech compared with a modern leech. Double arrows indicate the large caudal sucker used for attachment, single arrows indicate body annulations. Credit: Andrew J Wendruff/Otterbein University and Takafumi Nakano/Kyoto University

Rare fossil reveals ancient leeches weren’t bloodsuckers

A commissioned artwork by Andrey Atuchin illustrates Eurhinosaurus mistelgauensis on a belemnite battleground. Credit: Andrey Atuchin. CC-BY 4.0

New ichthyosaur species with robust ribs discovered in Jurassic clay pit

A complete petrified skeleton of an ancestor of modern porpoises dating back more than 10 million years is unveiled at the Geological, Mining, and Metallurgical Institute (INGEMMET) in Lima on September 17, 2025.

12-million-year-old porpoise fossil found in Peru

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