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A dinosaur bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored in a drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the first dinosaur fossil ever found on the continent.

Scientists propose that vertebrates descended from a single-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago, with evolutionary remnants surviving today as the pineal gland.

A University at Buffalo study found that brown tree snakes on Guam possess far more genetic diversity than previously recognized, potentially explaining how a small founding population adapted and expanded dramatically despite inbreeding.

A UC Davis study finds that giant sequoias treated with prescribed burns in the previous decade were nearly four times more likely to survive recent devastating Sierra Nevada wildfires than untreated trees.

Japan’s Kikai caldera, site of a massive eruption 7,300 years ago, is accumulating fresh magma in its underground reservoir, offering insights into how supervolcanoes recharge.

Scientists have discovered that repeated melting of water-rich mantle beneath ocean floor island arcs concentrates gold at the start of its geological journey to Earth’s surface.

New research suggests water from Europa’s subsurface ocean may not reach shallow layers as easily as previously thought, potentially complicating the search for life on Jupiter’s moon.

Twin Amur tiger cubs have been born at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire to parents Red and Yana, marking a significant conservation milestone for one of the world’s most endangered species.

Rice University researchers developed a method to create lanthanide oxo compounds by enabling oxygen to form rare interactions with neodymium, potentially opening new synthetic chemistry possibilities.

Pine marten kits have been born on Exmoor for the first time in over a century, marking a successful reestablishment effort by the Two Moors Pine Marten Project.