The Paper Trail
The Pangolin Puzzle: Looking Inside the Skull for Evolutionary Clues
New anatomical evidence offers fresh insight into pangolin evolution. Written by guest blogger Shana Knight.
31st August 2026
Hidden Caves: Cape Verde's Secret Sponges
How scientists’ submarine cave exploration uncovered five new species of marine sponge in Cape Verde. Written by guest blogger Lily Fallows.
17th August 2026
Facial Reconstruction: Bringing New Life to a 66-Million-Year-Old Salamander
How CT scanning can fill gaps in the fossil record to tell a new evolutionary story. Written by guest blogger Juliet Maxted.
7th August 2026
How Did Bushbabies Become Different Species?
A new study challenges a simple evolutionary story. Written by guest blogger Katie Porter.
28th July 2026
From a Land Down Under: How Australian Geckos Colonised Melanesia
Understanding the dispersal and evolution of a species-rich gecko group across Australia and the South Pacific. Written by guest blogger T.W. Fieldsend.
3rd July 2026
In Early Cretaceous Forests: There's Mushroom for Fossils
How a beautifully preserved fossil reveals one of the oldest gilled mushroom forming fungus ever found. Written by guest blogger Isabelle Pola.
22nd June 2026
