250 million-year-old amphibian fossils from Australia reveal global spread of 'sea-salamanders'

• The Kimberley region in the northwest corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of red soil and rocky ground. • The dry seasons are long

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 140 words
'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

• Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest knownHomo erectusfossils in eastern Asia. • A recent study has r

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

• Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest knownHomo erectusfossils in eastern Asia. • A recent study has r

Consumer Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 343 words
125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

• 125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China For more than two centuries, paleontologists have studied a group of plant eating dinosaurs

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 132 words