Latest articles by Jackson Chambers

The ozone layer, primarily known today for its role in shielding us from harmful ultraviolet radiation that causes sunburns, may have played an important role in the colonization of life on land.

A study done in January 2017 involving 30 fish fossils from Middle Triassic China revealed anatomical differences that helped scientists set apart male from female fish.

Spadefoot toads (Pelobatoidea) are a group of toads which posses a bony “spade” on their foot that they use to burrow underground. A fossil found in Mongolia from the Paleocene suggests that burrowing did not evolve as a response to aridity as previously thought.