Exceptionally preserved 520‑million‑year‑old fossils from southern China have finally resolved the evolutionary origins of bryozoans, the only major animal phylum that seemed to have mysteriousl...
A study of 12 primate teeth spanning nearly 18 million years reveals that tooth enamel nanocrystals become more misoriented when diets get harder, including when early humans started eating meat a...
For the first time, scientists have successfully recovered ancient proteins from six Homo erectus teeth discovered in China, dating back approximately 400,000 years. This breakthrough, led by Qiaom...
Darwin was once puzzled: why do animal fossils suddenly appear in great abundance in Cambrian strata, while their ancestors are almost nowhere to be found in older rocks? For over a century, this m...
A stunning fossil discovery has pushed the origins of chelicerates, the group that includes spiders, scorpions and horseshoe crabs, back to the Cambrian period, confirming that these clawed predato...
In Huayuan County, Hunan Province, China, a chance event during the construction of a farm road has unlocked Earth’s life secrets buried for 512 million years. The “Huayuan Biota,” discovered by...
06-08 / 2026Research Highlight: Cambrian Fossil Treasure Reveals True Origin of BryozoansExceptionally preserved 520‑million‑year‑old fossils from southern China have finally resolved the evolutionary origins of bryozoans, the only major animal phylum that seemed to have mysteriousl...
06-08 / 2026Research Highlight: Meat and Agriculture Reshaped Human Tooth Enamel at the NanoscaleA study of 12 primate teeth spanning nearly 18 million years reveals that tooth enamel nanocrystals become more misoriented when diets get harder, including when early humans started eating meat a...
05-14 / 2026Research Highlight: Enamel Proteins Reveal New Clues about China's Ancient "Peking Man"For the first time, scientists have successfully recovered ancient proteins from six Homo erectus teeth discovered in China, dating back approximately 400,000 years. This breakthrough, led by Qiaom...
04-04 / 2026Research Highlight - Fossil Treasure Provides Key Evidence to Crack Darwin's DilemmaDarwin was once puzzled: why do animal fossils suddenly appear in great abundance in Cambrian strata, while their ancestors are almost nowhere to be found in older rocks? For over a century, this m...
04-02 / 2026Research Highlight - Fossil Discovery Rewrites Origin of Spiders and ScorpionsA stunning fossil discovery has pushed the origins of chelicerates, the group that includes spiders, scorpions and horseshoe crabs, back to the Cambrian period, confirming that these clawed predato...
01-29 / 2026Research Highlight - Newly Discovered Cambrian “Huayuan Biota” Reveals Life’s Miracle After Mass ExtinctionIn Huayuan County, Hunan Province, China, a chance event during the construction of a farm road has unlocked Earth’s life secrets buried for 512 million years. The “Huayuan Biota,” discovered by...