Palaeontology
New coelacanth find rewrites history of the ancient fish
Coelacanths, an ancient group of fishes once thought to be long extinct, made headlines in 1938 when one of their modern relatives was caught off the coast of South Africa. Now coelacanths are making another splash and University of Alberta researchers are responsible.
Palaeontology
Rocks and clocks help unravel the mysteries of ancient Earth
Dating technicals that can be used for the identification of fossils offer a glimpse into life's origins and can calibrate the Earth’s evolutionary clock.
Palaeontology
Ancient whale skulls and directional hearing: A twisted tale
Archaeocete, an ancient whale may have used skewed skulls for navigation when in water.