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This perfectly preserved pterosaur wing just rewrote the fossil rulebook
World’s largest scorpion revealed from 415-million-year-old fossils
500-million-year-old fossil helps fill a strange gap in our record of life on Earth
Kangaroos Reveal ‘upside-down’ Evolution
An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows
A fossil of a new carnivoran species effectively doubles the evolutionary history of the weasel family
The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago – here’s what we have learned
New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago
Research confirms that echidnas and platypuses descended from an aquatic ancestor
Brisbane Dinosaur Fossil Is Australia’s Oldest
Identifying dinosaurs from their footprints is difficult – but AI can help
280,000-year-old fossils rewrite rock wallaby history, epic journeys shaped survival
Early hominins from Morocco reveal an African lineage near the root of Homo sapiens
Prestigious medal for science communicator
Stories of STEM leaders with disabilities inspiring the next generation
New ‘miniature T rex’ rewrites the history of the world’s largest predator
The new species of flesh-eating dinosaur that once roamed south Wales: an imaging technology revolution
Rare Jurassic ‘Sword Dragon’ Prehistoric Reptile Discovered In UK
The discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the remote Rēkohu Chatham Islands
A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters – here’s one of them
Dagger beaks and strong wings: new fossils rewrite the penguin story and affirm NZ as a cradle of their evolution
Classrooms in croc-filled billabongs; VR portal to Torres Strait Islander culture; burning lessons from Country
Why it’s not a problem that dinosaurs are sold for millions of dollars – art historian
Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe
Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import – new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago
Ancient termite poo reveals 120 million-year-old secrets of Australia’s polar forests
The bizarre-looking dinosaur challenging what we know about the evolution of fingers
We found the only kangaroo that doesn’t hop – and it can teach us how roos evolved their quirky gait
The 30,000 year old vulture that reveals a completely new type of fossilisation
Last Supper Of 15-million-year-old Freshwater Fish
Scientists discover 15 million-year-old Australian fish fossil
Curious Kids: what was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?
Unblocking Bottleneck To Past
Save Date: Spring Jam Set To Bloom This September
100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
Roarsome T. Rex Arrives At Melbourne Museum
New fossils show what Australia’s giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ looked like – and offer clues about how they died out
Australian Scientists Identify ‘Age of Monotremes’ Evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species ‘echidnapus’
Origins of extinct duck revealed
Fossil captures starfish splitting itself in two – showing this has been happening for 155 million years
Martians, Dinosaurs Headline National Science Week 2024
We spent 2 years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary fossil to light
Researchers and cave divers bring megafauna secrets to the surface
How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile
Giant Kangaroos Bounce Back From Past
We found three new species of extinct giant kangaroo – and we don’t know why they died out when their cousins survived
A brief guide to birdwatching in the age of dinosaurs
A 380-million-year old predatory fish from Central Australia is finally named after decades of digging

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