Precursor to the crocodile; older than the dinosaurs
Tainrakuasuchus Bellator. Credit: Caio Fantini. CC BY. Although it might look like a dinosaur, a newly discovered carnivorous lizard is actually a precursor of the modern crocodile. The ‘extremely rare’ revelation of this new armour-plated carnivore reptile reinforces...
UN-backed global drought report highlights challenges
Water shortages in Spain hit agriculture, tourism, and domestic supply. Credit: UNCCD. A global drought report has catalogued severe suffering and economic damage in 2023-2025 including food, water and energy crises. Fuelled by climate change and relentless...
A rare form of leprosy existed in the Americas for thousands of years
Skeleton that yielded a 4,000-year-old M. lepromatosis genome. © Oscar Eduardo Fontana-Silva & Anna Brizuela. A new study has reconstructed two 4,000-year-old genomes from the rare leprosy pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Hansen’s Disease, more...