Two Marsupials Thought Extinct for 7,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still ...
Science Daily

Scientists may have discovered a brand-new mineral on Mars

Scientists studying Mars may have uncovered a brand-new mineral hidden in the planet’s ancient sulfate deposits. By combining laboratory experiments with orbital data, researchers identified an ...
New Scientist

How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...
Discover Magazine

Two Marsupials Re-emerge in New Guinea Rainforests After Being Considered Extinct for 6,000 Years

Learn about two marsupial species discovered in New Guinea that were thought to have been extinct for 6,000 years.
Science Daily

This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution

A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in Patagonia is helping scientists crack the mystery of alvarezsaurs, a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs. The fossil of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis ...
Hyde Park Herald

U. of C.’s Paul Sereno helps uncover new Spinosaurus species in Sahara

Paul Sereno, a University of Chicago paleontologist, and his team were in the heart of the Sahara Desert in 2019 when they came across scattered teeth — fossils from some ...