This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Some extinct animals have anatomical oddities ...

Researchers have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced by the dinosaurs. A team of researchers from ...

Casts of two key specimens: Paranthropus aethiopicus (left) and P. boisei (right) Credit: Zeresenay Alemseged A new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores – but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

A team of researchers from the University of Bristol have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced by ...