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Scientist on personal mission to improve global water safety makes groundbreaking discovery 29 October 2024 Research led by the University of Bristol shedding new light on how arsenic can be made less dangerous to humans has the potential to dramatically improve water and food safety, especially in the Global South.

Brazilian fossils reveal jaw-dropping discovery in mammal evolution 25 September 2024 The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists from the University of Bristol, alongside colleagues from Argentina and Brazil, has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals.

Dental growth rings fill in life history gaps of Jurassic mammals 7 August 2024 A new study published in Science Advances reveals how early mammals grew and developed during their pivotal Jurassic radiation. Using a technique called synchrotron X-ray tomography to image growth rings in fossilised tooth roots, the researchers were able to estimate lifespans, growth rates, and even the timing of sexual maturity in these ancient creatures.

Giant prehistoric flying reptile took off using similar method to bats, study finds 7 August 2024 The pterosaur likely used all four limbs to propel itself in the air, as seen in bats today, researchers have found.

Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of molluscs 2 August 2024 A team of researchers including scientists from the University of Oxford and the University of Bristol have made an astonishing discovery of a new species of mollusc that lived 500 million years ago. The new fossil, called Shishania aculeata*, reveals that the most primitive molluscs were flat, shell-less slugs covered in a protective spiny armour. The findings have been published today in the journal Science.

Ancient marine animal had inventive past despite being represented by few species, new study finds 25 July 2024 Brachiopods were evolving in new directions but this did not turn into evolutionary success in terms of the numbers of species, researchers at the University of Bristol, the Open University, and the China University of Geosciences have found.

Insight into one of life鈥檚 earliest ancestors revealed in new study 12 July 2024 An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth鈥檚 earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already flourishing.

Ancient large kangaroo moved mainly on four legs, according to new research 9 July 2024 A type of extinct kangaroo that lived during the Pleistocene around two and a half million to ten thousand years ago, known as the 鈥榞iant wallaby鈥�, was a poor hopper, a study by scientists at the University of Bristol have found.

鈥楶rehistoric Pompeii鈥� - Trilobites killed by volcanic ash reveal features never seen before 27 June 2024 Some of the most perfectly preserved trilobite fossils ever found have revealed details of the extinct arthropod unknown until now.

鈥淏rilliant鈥� University professors scoop major palaeontology prizes 19 December 2024 Two University of Bristol professors have been presented awards by the Palaeontological Association for their contributions to academia, outreach and human knowledge.