Reconstruction of the appearance in life of a gorgonopsian in a floodplain of the Permian of Mallorca. Credit: Henry Sutherland Sharpe

World’s oldest mammalian ancestor discovered in Mallorca

An strange, extinct plant once thought to be related to modern ginseng is now considered the lone representative of an unknown family. Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History / Jeff Gage

Mysterious plant fossil belongs to a family that no longer exists

A close-up of two tiny, whitefly puparia.

Insect fossil find ‘extremely rare’

Geobiologist Shuhai Xiao (at left) and colleague in the field in Canada. Photo courtesy of Danielle Fitzgerald.

Chart of life extended by nearly 1.5 billion years

Fluorescent and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of fossil and modern juniper leaves. (a, b) Fluorescent microscope imagery of fossil juniper branchlet (LACMHC 1469B). (b) Close-up of leaf scale with smooth leaf margins and acute-slightly obtuse apical shape. (c) SEM image of entire fossil leaf scale from adaxial (dorsal) perspective. (d–g) Close-up imagery of abaxial (ventral) side of modern (d) J. blancoi, (e) J. scopulorum, (f) J. virginiana, and (g) fossil juniper leaf (P23-47594).

Researchers identify a mysterious fossil seed to reveal new chapters in...

UV photography of Pterodactylus. Ultraviolet light reveals remarkable details of the fossil invisible under normal lighting. This famous specimen showcases preserved soft tissues, including the delicate wing membranes, which fluoresce vividly under UV illumination.

A festive flying reptile family reunion 150 million years in the...

Monazite crystals from samples associate professor Sean Regan gathered in the Coast Mountains near Juneau. Images courtesy of Sean Regan

Denali Fault tore apart ancient joining of two landmasses

Representative image: Hand holding a rock

Prehistoric rock in Japan reveals clues to major ocean anoxic event

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New simulation method sharpens our view into Earth’s interior

Gold nugget found in the field. Credit: University of Adelaide

Unlocking the journey of gold through magmatic fluids

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