This is a fixed-term, part-time position (17.5 hours per week) for 36 months.Applicants should ideally be able to commence by 1 December 2026, although some flexibility may be possible. The role will ...

The ontogenetic development, innervation, and morphology of the shoulder joint and forelimb muscles were investigated in 11 anuran species. The results reveal largely conserved splitting patterns of ...

Early Cambrian Eoceras shaanxiense gen. et sp. nov. preserves septa and a segmented tube resembling a primordial siphuncle, extending cephalopod origins and revealing early assembly of chambered shell...

The Upper Triassic Pebbly Arkose Formation of the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Zimbabwe is yielding important evidence of a diverse terrestrial/freshwater biome. A partial, associated skeleton collected from...

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Visionary comparative biomechanist and physiologist who pioneered experimental methods for laboratory and field research into large-mammal locomotor performance and...

BHL is beginning a major modernisation of its platform. We’d like users to help shape what comes next. This 3–5 minute survey asks about how you use BHL and the improvements you’d like to see. Your r...

We examined morphology, 3D arrangement, and mineral amount in cartilaginous vertebrae from four lamniform shark families (Alopiidae, Carchariidae, Cetorhinidae, and Lamnidae). We identified family-sp...

Terrestrial vertebrates rely on their skeleton to provide structural support and allow the movement of the body. Heavy, graviportal taxa, such as extant elephants, exhibit numerous adaptive features ....

A three-dimensional model is used to analyze the locomotor biomechanics of the large Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Postosuchus kirkpatricki. The study finds that it is more uncertain than previo...

Bone anatomy reflects the mechanical and functional constraints to which the skeleton is subjected. In graviportal taxa, the primary constraint is gravity, requiring specific adaptations in bone struc...

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RVC's MRes enables students to undertake a sizeable research project and gain advanced research skills, without committing to completing a PhD. The course equips graduates with the skills needed to enter a PhD programme or move on to careers where advanced research experience is relevant.

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow to join the University of Nottingham at the Sutton Bonington Campus working as part of a team to deliver a project awarded by Leverhulme Trust to understand plant performance and climate feedback...

Une équipe de chercheurs de JURASSICA (Porrentruy, Suisse) annonce la découverte d’une nouvelle espèce de daman fossile en Arménie. Cette trouvaille exceptionnelle a été rendue possible grâce à une collaboration sur le terrain avec l’Institut des Sciences Géologiques de l’Académie nationale des sciences d’Arménie. Elle permet de mieux comprendre à quoi ressemblait ce mammifère énigmatique il y a plus de 3 millions d’années, et comment certains mammifères ont voyagé entre l’Afrique et l’Eurasie au cours de l’histoire. Cette nouvelle espèce a été baptisée Armenohyrax aznavouriani en hommage au chanteur et ambassadeur d’origine arménienne Charles Aznavour, symbole du lien culturel entre l’Arménie, la francophonie et la Suisse, où il a vécu. Ce choix souligne également l’esprit de coopération internationale à l’origine de la découverte.

Hyracoidea is a group of afrotheres that is today represented by three extant genera, but its fossil diversity is much greater. While most recent palaeontological studies have focused on documenting t...

We have an exciting opening for up to two academics at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level to join the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences at our Camden campus.  The posts are suitable for res...

We examined the external shape and cross-sectional morphology of limb bones in 133 salamander species spanning the ecological and phylogenetic breadth of Caudata. We find that adaptations for aquatic...

Alt: A green and white sea sheep grazes on a green lawn of algae on a surface underwater.

Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R

On 1 January 2026, the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) will take flight, becoming fully independent after nearly two decades hosted by the Smithsonian Institution. This transition marks an hist…

A three-dimensional biomechanical model of the musculoskeletal system is used to analyse the potential locomotor functions of the small (~1 kg) Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Gracilisuchus stipan...