The two slabs of NSM G.1990.72.1, the Westlothiana fossil studied in the new work. Credit: Roger Benson, posted with permission from National Museums Scotland

Fossil long known as world’s oldest reptile dethroned

Lactoferrin is an immune protein derived from milk that regulates iron levels in the body. Iron is a key nutrient for bacterial growth.

160-million-year-old proteins reveal unexpected power against superbugs.

Artist impression of the end-Triassic fern spike interval. Weeding and pioneering ferns are overgrowing the disturbed soils and remains of conifer forests. Credits: Mark Garlick.

Triassic Inferno: Fires raged across Europe for thousands of years during...

A broken T. rex rib has preserved a stunning 66-million-year-old record of blood vessels and healing hidden inside the fossil. Credit: Phoenix Pleasant/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

A broken rib from the world’s largest T. rex hid a...

The subtle circular shape of the Uhackatik impact structure in Quebec, with Lake Marsal near the center, is visible in this image captured on October 12, 2025, by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8. NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin

A strange circle on satellite maps turned out to be a...

Gentoo penguin transporting a small stone in its beak, walking across rocky terrain at Neko Harbor, Antarctica. Credit: Eloi_Omella/Getty Images

Scientists discover first new penguin species in more than 100 years

Transform mining and industrial waste into critical minerals and valuable materials

Billions in rare earth elements may be hiding in America’s coal...

Anak Krakatau erupts ash and volcanic gases in this image acquired with the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 on September 5, 2026. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison

Anak Krakatau blasts ash nearly 10 miles high

Mars hid an Earth-like geological surprise deep underground, suggesting plate tectonics may not be essential for creating complex, potentially habitable worlds. (Artist's illustration of NASA's InSight lander on Mars.) Credit: ​​NASA/JPL-Caltech

New evidence suggests vast hidden magma systems inside Mars

Great Escarpment of Laurentia. Map by Ron Blakey / Deep Time Maps. Credit: Prof Tom Gernon, University of Southampton

A lost mega-cliff may explain the Grand Canyon’s missing billion years

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