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Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

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Microscopic analysis by Montana scientists has revealed the first detailed structure of the pathogen that causes chronic ...

A new international study provides a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2 most likely arose in 2019.

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A newly discovered dolphin species from 22 million years ago shows evidence of early echolocation, akin to modern dolphins' ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped squirrel), have been named as likely reservoirs of the mpox virus.

A rare Triassic fossil unearthed in Brazil, Gondwanax paraisensis, could provide new insights into the origins of dinosaurs.