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Tiny Triassic Reptile Sheds Light on Early Lizard Evolution
Science & Nature Today, lepidosaurs -- the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes and New Zealand’s tuatara -- are among the most diverse vertebrates...
Ediacaran Sea Creature May Hold Earliest Evidence of Right-Handedness
Science & Nature Spriggina floundersi, a marine species that lived during the Ediacaran period 550 million years ago, is one of Earth’s earliest bilaterally...
Astronomers Uncover Hidden Structures Surrounding Orion Nebula
Science & Nature Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) s and the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have created...
Extinct American Cheetah Had Unique Predatory Behavior, Research Suggests
Science & Nature Miracinonyx trumani is an extinct species of cheetah-like cat that roamed the North American prairies and steppe terrains more than 13,000...
Fossil of Extinct Gannet Species Found in Portugal
Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of an extinct gannet species that lived in what is now Portugal during the Miocene epoch, some 15...
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Tiny Triassic Reptile Sheds Light on Early Lizard Evolution
Science & Nature Today, lepidosaurs -- the reptile group...
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Ediacaran Sea Creature May Hold Earliest Evidence of Right-Handedness
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Astronomers Uncover Hidden Structures Surrounding Orion Nebula
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Science & Nature During the August 2026 solar eclipse,...