"Terrestrial plants in their early stages of development likely relied on evolving diverse survival strategies to overcome complex environmental pressures, complete the 'plant colonization of land,' ...

Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.

Chinese researchers are gaining or leading in many influential publications, but quantity may not reflect academic quality, expert says In the latest issue of Nature - one of the oldest and most ...

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Killifish, or egg-laying toothcarps, are known for their ecological adaptability and species diversity. Two families of ...

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The rich history of the Naracoorte Caves has helped to refute a long-believed belief about prehistoric kangaroos. A new study ...

A Study of Ancient Life-Provinces. By Dr. E. Neaverson. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. xii + 806 + 18 plates. (Oxford: Clarendon Press; London: Oxford ...

The third author, Flinders Palaeontology Lab manager and curator Grant Gully, says the research, which applied the "powerful ...

Professor Philip Donoghue, Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol, is head of the Palaeontology Research Group at the University and works closely with both colleagues. Prof Donoghue ...

Christmas is the time for families to come together, and in the midst of the festive season, University of Leicester paleontologists have announced that they have reunited a family that has been ...

Malaysian fossil scientist Dr Paul Rummy combs the desert of China and neighbouring parts of Central Asia looking for bones ...