Ammonites are among the most common marine fossils from the age of the dinosaurs, but no one has found one like this before. It shows one of the swimming marine molluscs without its distinctive spiral shell – offering a rare opportunity to study ammonite internal anatomy. Image: Klug et al. (2021)
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Our primate ancestors might have become “protomusical” to advertise their ability to perform death-defying leaps from tree to tree. Image: muhawi001
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Ancient Egyptian legends tell of a magical faraway land where intrepid travelers could obtain wondrous products including gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Now researchers they may have their hands on the first known Puntite treasure: a 3300-year-old baboon skull that may have come from the fabled land. Image: The Trustees of the British Museum
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Some of the ancient humans living in Europe half a million years ago had a remarkable strategy for dealing with winter: they hibernated. At least, that is the claim being made by two researchers. Others dispute the evidence – but ongoing research suggests that it might be possible to induce a hibernation-like state in modern humans. Image: quinet
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Thanks to a bit of help from a particle accelerator, scientists have discovered an unusual amulet interred with a 2000-year-old mummy. Image: Stuart R Stock
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