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Discovered: 150-year-old platypus and echidna specimens that proved some mammals lay eggs

Posted: 12 May 2022 06:13 PM PDT

Jars of tiny platypus and echidna specimens, collected in the late 1800s by the scientist William Caldwell, have been discovered in the stores of Cambridge's University Museum of Zoology.

Using shark teeth to decipher evolutionary processes

Posted: 12 May 2022 09:19 AM PDT

From embryo to turtle cracker: Palaeobiologists studied the multiple changes in tooth shape in the tiger shark. The study is also central in drawing conclusions about extinct species from the myriad of preserved shark teeth in the field of palaeontology.

The origin of life: A paradigm shift

Posted: 12 May 2022 09:19 AM PDT

According to a new concept, it was a novel molecular species composed out of RNA and peptides that set in motion the evolution of life into more complex forms.

What caused this megatooth shark's massive toothache?

Posted: 12 May 2022 09:19 AM PDT

Did the world's largest prehistoric shark need an orthodontist, or did it just have a bad lunch?