Love child of slug and hedgehog: fossils may shed light on early mollusc ancestors
Rare specimens found in China from 514m years ago thought to be remains of proto-mollusc
July 2024
Men are spending more time looking after their children – and it’s not just cultural, it’s in their genes
Jonathan Kennedy
Philospher Peter Godfrey-Smith: ‘To some extent, our planet would be better off without humanity’
Early mammal could help answer one of biology’s biggest question, say experts
Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth, scientists find
Biologist Rosemary Grant: ‘Evolution happens much quicker than Darwin thought’
Modern-day dingoes already established across Australia thousands of years ago, research finds
Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse review – the power of unity
June 2024
Fifty years on, how Lucy, the mother of humanity, changed our understanding of evolution
Freak event probably killed last woolly mammoths, scientists say
Does a cave beneath Pembroke Castle hold key to fate of early Britons?
Smallest known great ape, which lived 11m years ago, found in Germany
Three boys left ‘completely speechless’ after finding T rex bone in North Dakota
Play time
The Colour of Dinosaurs review – fascinating family show with raptor-ous revelations
Notes and queries
Readers reply: why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation?
May 2024
Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old herpes virus – and perhaps how modern humans came to rule the world
Jonathan Kennedy
Revolutionary ancient DNA evidence indicates that Homo sapiens finished off Neanderthals through deadly infectious diseases, says academic Jonathan Kennedy
‘Enormously exciting’ fossils found in NSW opal field suggest Australia had ‘age of monotremes’
Discovery of ‘echidnapus’ and two more species show the furry egg-layers predated marsupials
Notes and queries
Why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation?
Remnants of prehistoric marine worm unearthed in Herefordshire
