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Fossils

  • A recent fossil discovery has led some researchers to rethink how humans learned to walk

    A recent fossil discovery has led some researchers to rethink how humans learned to walk

    Vivien Shaw, The Conversation Isabelle Catherine Winder, The Conversation
    · Dec 10, 2019 · 11:30 pm
  • Did kangaroos ever live in India? A new discovery has some archaeologists hopping with excitement

    Did kangaroos ever live in India? A new discovery has some archaeologists hopping with excitement

    Anupama Chandrasekaran
    · May 13, 2019 · 11:30 am
  • The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth’s Ultimate Trophy

    The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth’s Ultimate Trophy

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 31, 2018 · 04:10 pm
  • Why 2018 was a big year for  palaeontology: 5 finds that shed new light on the human origins story

    Why 2018 was a big year for palaeontology: 5 finds that shed new light on the human origins story

    Julien Benoit, The Conversation
    · Dec 26, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • When did the Earth get its first animals? New research shows it might be much earlier than thought

    When did the Earth get its first animals? New research shows it might be much earlier than thought

    Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill, The Conversation
    · Aug 13, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Scientists find 215 fossilised eggs of flying reptile that went extinct about 66 million years ago

    Scientists find 215 fossilised eggs of flying reptile that went extinct about 66 million years ago

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 01, 2017 · 03:27 pm
  • Scientists discover Jurassic-era fossil of ‘fish lizard’ in Gujarat’s Kutch desert

    Scientists discover Jurassic-era fossil of ‘fish lizard’ in Gujarat’s Kutch desert

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 26, 2017 · 02:38 pm
  • Scientists claim to have found the oldest evidence of life on Earth in Greenland's rocks

    Scientists claim to have found the oldest evidence of life on Earth in Greenland's rocks

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 01, 2016 · 02:04 pm