Ancient Sponge Discovery May Rewrite the Origins of Animal Life

A newly identified sponge order, Vilesida, produces sterols linked to the oldest-known animal biomarkers, supporting the idea ...

Two Marsupials Thought to Be Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered Alive in Remote Rainforest

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...
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Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...
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11 new animal discoveries in Andhra Pradesh make it to ZSI’s 2024 list

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh has recorded 11 notable animal discoveries in the recently released publication ‘Animal Discoveries: New Species and New Records 2024’ by the Zoological Survey of India ...
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Two New Marsupials Discovered in New Guinea Were Thought to Have Been Extinct for 6,000 Years

Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in ...
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California scientists keep racking up species discoveries

Late one night in the Philippines, zoologist Terry Gosliner slipped into a harbor to hunt for photos of octopus and other marine creatures. But as he swept his flashlight through the dark waters, ...
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Bright orange sharks and biting decapitated snake heads: See animal encounters

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