Official hails discovery ‘of great significance’ on Port Island, with remains of as yet unknown species to go on display in shopping district on Friday

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24.10.2024

Long-extinct animals could be resurrected as robots to shed light on evolution | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Researchers hope to recreate entire bodies of ancient creatures using paleo-inspired robotics

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05.10.2024

‘Baby brain’? ‘Fussy eater’? By dispelling such myths, science is taking the shame out of parenting | Lucy Jones | The Guardian

Most childcare advice is simply opinion; research based on data and evidence is the liberation we need, says author Lucy Jones

Guardian Book Blog

27.09.2024

‘Crazy little fish have a lot to tell us’: sea robins use ‘legs’ to taste way to prey | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Fish monitor sea floor using leg-like structures covered in bumps similar to those on a human tongue, study finds

Guardian Book Blog

06.09.2024

Experience: we discovered a rare T rex fossil | Life and style | The Guardian

My hands were shaking. It was the first time a person had touched it and the first time it had been seen in 66 million years

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02.09.2024

Readers reply: What is the evolutionary purpose of blushing? | Life and style | The Guardian

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Guardian Book Blog

26.08.2024

What is the evolutionary purpose of blushing? | Life and style | The Guardian

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Guardian Book Blog

26.08.2024

Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr review – our planet: a living, breathing, mutating miracle | Science and nature books | The Guardian

The US-based journalist has fashioned a wide-ranging and thought-provoking study of how everything from microbes to mammoths transformed our world into a living organism

Guardian Book Blog

07.08.2024

‘Hobbit’ bone from tiny species of ancient humans found on Indonesian island | Evolution | The Guardian

Arm bone suggests Homo floresiensis was forced to undergo dramatic reduction in body size after being marooned on Flores

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2024

Men are spending more time looking after their children – and it’s not just cultural, it’s in their genes | Jonathan Kennedy | The Guardian

New research turns on its head the idea that the cascade of hormones brought on by parenthood is limited to mothers, says academic and author Jonathan Kennedy

Guardian Book Blog

25.07.2024

Early mammal could help answer one of biology’s biggest question, say experts | Fossils | The Guardian

Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, which lived 166m years ago, ‘a piece of the puzzle’ explaining mammals’ success

Guardian Book Blog

24.07.2024

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth, scientists find | Reptiles | The Guardian

Reptile’s teeth found to have covering that helps keep serrated edges razor sharp and resistant to wear

Guardian Book Blog

04.07.2024

Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse review – the power of unity | Science and nature books | The Guardian

A thought provoking look at social forces, and the ways ordinary people can change the world

Guardian Book Blog

01.07.2024

Fifty years on, how Lucy, the mother of humanity, changed our understanding of evolution | Evolution | The Guardian

In 1974, the fossilised bones of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominin, were discovered in Ethiopia. How has this remarkable skeleton disproved Darwinian theory – and what links her to the Beatles?

Guardian Book Blog

28.06.2024

Freak event probably killed last woolly mammoths, scientists say | Extinct wildlife | The Guardian

Study shows population on Arctic island was stable until sudden demise, countering theory of ‘genomic meltdown’

Guardian Book Blog

22.06.2024

Does a cave beneath Pembroke Castle hold key to fate of early Britons? | Archaeology | The Guardian

Scientists hope wealth of prehistoric material in Wogan Cavern in Wales is well preserved enough to reveal what really happened to our most ancient ancestors

Guardian Book Blog

05.06.2024

Three boys left ‘completely speechless’ after finding T rex bone in North Dakota | Dinosaurs | The Guardian

Trio hit upon the bone, which was likely entombed about 67m years ago, in July 2022 on a stretch of land around Marmarth

Guardian Book Blog

03.06.2024

Readers reply: why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation? | Life and style | The Guardian

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Guardian Book Blog

03.06.2024

The Colour of Dinosaurs review – fascinating family show with raptor-ous revelations | Stage | The Guardian

Palaeontologist Jakob Vinther joins a lively group of musicians for this gig-theatre production based on his groundbreaking research

Guardian Book Blog

31.05.2024

Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old herpes virus – and perhaps how modern humans came to rule the world | Jonathan Kennedy | The Guardian

Revolutionary ancient DNA evidence indicates that Homo sapiens finished off Neanderthals through deadly infectious diseases, says academic Jonathan Kennedy

Guardian Book Blog

27.05.2024

Why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation? | Life and style | The Guardian

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Guardian Book Blog

23.05.2024

Remnants of prehistoric marine worm unearthed in Herefordshire | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Carnivorous predator Radnorscolex latus existed 425m years ago and caught prey with its retractable throat

Guardian Book Blog

20.05.2024

Readers reply: what was humanity’s first word? | Life and style | The Guardian

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Guardian Book Blog

05.05.2024

Chicken or egg? One zoologist’s attempt to solve the conundrum of which came first | Evolution | The Guardian

The writer of a new book about life on Earth seen through the prism of the egg says the age-old paradox actually leads us back a billion years – to the bottom of the ocean

Guardian Book Blog

29.04.2024

‘Unlike anything today’: Gippsland fossil unlocks secrets of kangaroo that died out 46,000 years ago | Fossils | The Guardian

Abrupt extinction of short-faced kangaroo a reminder to protect the environment, palaeontologists say

Guardian Book Blog

24.04.2024

‘An enigma’: scientists finally learn what giant prehistoric shark looked like | Fossils | The Guardian

Full and part skeletons found in Mexico reveal body shape and anatomy of Ptychodus as well as its likely diet

Guardian Book Blog

15.04.2024

Giant fossil kangaroos: scientists identify three new species of extinct megafauna | Australia news | The Guardian

Protemnodon viator believed to have weighed up to 170kg – double the size of the largest species alive today

Guardian Book Blog

12.04.2024

Country diary: Two chaffinches exchange wheezy warnings | Birds | The Guardian

Lagan Valley Regional Park, Belfast: To a bird, subtle variations in song can say a lot, and these two seem to be sizing each other up

Guardian Book Blog

08.04.2024

The French aristocrat who understood evolution 100 years before Darwin – and even worried about climate change | Charles Darwin | The Guardian

Georges-Louis Leclerc proposed species change and extinction back in the 1740s, a new book reveals

Guardian Book Blog

31.03.2024

Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’ | Evolution | The Guardian

Researchers have found fresh evidence that may connect the mysterious Denisovans to the early human species Homo longi

Guardian Book Blog

21.03.2024

Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon | Fossils | The Guardian

Fossil of giant river dolphin found in Peru, whose closest living relation is in South Asia, gives clues to future extinction threats

Guardian Book Blog

08.03.2024

I discovered thousands of fossils after retiring. Now I’m nearly 80 and still going strong | Fossils | The Guardian

I’ve built up a collection from a beach in Weymouth that could help to establish what biodiversity in the UK was like over the course of millions of years

Guardian Book Blog

28.02.2024

The 280m-year-old fossil reptile that turned out to be a forgery | Fossils | The Guardian

Modern imaging techniques reveal item thought to be well preserved lizard-like fossil is painted carving

Guardian Book Blog

21.02.2024

ADHD may have been an evolutionary advantage, research suggests | Evolution | The Guardian

Traits associated with the neurodevelopmental disorder could have helped early humans when foraging for food

Guardian Book Blog

22.01.2024

Huge, fearsome … and slender: rethink megalodon body shape, experts say | Fossils | The Guardian

Researchers suggest image of prehistoric giant based on proportions of great white shark could be mistaken

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Hiker discovers first trace of entire prehistoric ecosystem in Italian Alps | Italy | The Guardian

The Genetic Book of the Dead by Richard Dawkins review – the great biologist’s swansong | Science and nature books | The Guardian

Sea angels and devils: could plankton unlock the secrets of human biology? | Marine life | The Guardian

The big idea: is convenience making our lives more difficult? | Psychology | The Guardian

Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina | Fossils | The Guardian

Hong Kong unearths its first ever dinosaur fossils | Hong Kong | The Guardian

Long-extinct animals could be resurrected as robots to shed light on evolution | Palaeontology | The Guardian

‘Baby brain’? ‘Fussy eater’? By dispelling such myths, science is taking the shame out of parenting | Lucy Jones | The Guardian

‘Crazy little fish have a lot to tell us’: sea robins use ‘legs’ to taste way to prey | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Experience: we discovered a rare T rex fossil | Life and style | The Guardian

Readers reply: What is the evolutionary purpose of blushing? | Life and style | The Guardian

What is the evolutionary purpose of blushing? | Life and style | The Guardian

Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr review – our planet: a living, breathing, mutating miracle | Science and nature books | The Guardian

‘Hobbit’ bone from tiny species of ancient humans found on Indonesian island | Evolution | The Guardian

Men are spending more time looking after their children – and it’s not just cultural, it’s in their genes | Jonathan Kennedy | The Guardian

Early mammal could help answer one of biology’s biggest question, say experts | Fossils | The Guardian

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth, scientists find | Reptiles | The Guardian

Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse review – the power of unity | Science and nature books | The Guardian

Fifty years on, how Lucy, the mother of humanity, changed our understanding of evolution | Evolution | The Guardian

Freak event probably killed last woolly mammoths, scientists say | Extinct wildlife | The Guardian

Does a cave beneath Pembroke Castle hold key to fate of early Britons? | Archaeology | The Guardian

Three boys left ‘completely speechless’ after finding T rex bone in North Dakota | Dinosaurs | The Guardian

Readers reply: why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation? | Life and style | The Guardian

The Colour of Dinosaurs review – fascinating family show with raptor-ous revelations | Stage | The Guardian

Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old herpes virus – and perhaps how modern humans came to rule the world | Jonathan Kennedy | The Guardian

Why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation? | Life and style | The Guardian

Remnants of prehistoric marine worm unearthed in Herefordshire | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Readers reply: what was humanity’s first word? | Life and style | The Guardian

Chicken or egg? One zoologist’s attempt to solve the conundrum of which came first | Evolution | The Guardian

‘Unlike anything today’: Gippsland fossil unlocks secrets of kangaroo that died out 46,000 years ago | Fossils | The Guardian

‘An enigma’: scientists finally learn what giant prehistoric shark looked like | Fossils | The Guardian

Giant fossil kangaroos: scientists identify three new species of extinct megafauna | Australia news | The Guardian

Country diary: Two chaffinches exchange wheezy warnings | Birds | The Guardian

The French aristocrat who understood evolution 100 years before Darwin – and even worried about climate change | Charles Darwin | The Guardian

Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’ | Evolution | The Guardian

Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon | Fossils | The Guardian

I discovered thousands of fossils after retiring. Now I’m nearly 80 and still going strong | Fossils | The Guardian

The 280m-year-old fossil reptile that turned out to be a forgery | Fossils | The Guardian

ADHD may have been an evolutionary advantage, research suggests | Evolution | The Guardian

Huge, fearsome … and slender: rethink megalodon body shape, experts say | Fossils | The Guardian

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