Episode 43: Ancient DNA
April 15th, 2015 | by David Marshall
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a molecule that encodes the genetic information within every species of life on earth. The information [&hellip
Progressive Palaeontology 2015
April 8th, 2015 | by David Marshall
Welcome to our coverage of Progressive Palaeontology, the Palaeontological Association’s conference for early-career academics. This year, the conference was held [&hellip
Episode 42: Pterosaur aerodynamics
April 1st, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
Palaeontology is more than just going out into the field, digging up bones, and putting them back together. A good [&hellip
Death and burial of dinosaurs in China
March 30th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
A new study has re-interpreted the well known Chinese fossil site of Lujiatun, looking at the geology and palaeontology of [&hellip
A new giant predatory amphibian from the Triassic
March 24th, 2015 | by Laura Soul
Steve Brusatte, who we interviewed in Episode 37, is part of a team who have discovered a new species of [&hellip
Monsoons related to rodent evolution
March 16th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
A recent study suggests a link between monsoons and the evolution of a group or rodents including African mole-rats, approximately [&hellip
New filter-feeding anomalocaridid
March 11th, 2015 | by David Marshall
Ever since their first appearance in the fossil record some 530 million years ago, arthropods have been the most species-rich [&hellip
Stegosaurus mass estimation
March 9th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
There’s been lots of news about Sophie the Stegosaurus at the Natural History Museum in London lately, and last week [&hellip
Fossil Calibration Database
March 3rd, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
Last week, the Fossil Calibration Database was launched. We spoke to Dr. Dan Ksepka, one of the leads on the [&hellip
Annual Podcast Awards
March 3rd, 2015 | by David Marshall
GREAT NEWS: We’re finalists in the 10th Annual Podcast Awards! We’re humbled to hear that you’ve nominated us as your [&hellip
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