Study Claims 540-Million-Year-Old ‘Animal’ Fossils Are Something Else Entirely - Gizmodo
Advances in imaging techniques reportedly debunks a purported "animal" fossil from long before the Cambrian explosion.
Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago
Scientists say a new continental rift is forming in Zambia - CNN
Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a new tectonic plate boundary.
Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang - Ars Technica
Early galaxy has elements produced by the Universe's first supernovae.
How the Bird Eye Was Pushed to an Evolutionary Extreme - Quanta Magazine
The bird retina is one of the most energetically expensive tissues in the animal kingdom, yet it doesn’t use the energy advantage of oxygen. New research finally explains how this is possible.
30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest 'hydraulic jump' in the solar system - Space
An everyday example of the phenomenon is water flowing out from a tap into the basin of your kitchen sink.
Only 2% Of Humans Have Green Eyes—An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why - Forbes
For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we know about evolution itself.
'Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun': World's 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit - Space
Despite being the most abundant particles in the universe, neutrinos are notoriously difficult to detect. Could launching a space-based detector close to the sun change that?
Scientists Found a Tiny Insect Trapped in Amber Since the Dinosaur Era With a Weird Feature - The Daily Galaxy
Hidden inside a piece of amber dating back 125 million years, a remarkably preserved insect displayed an unusual trait that may change part of the story behind these insects’ evolution.