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• Spanish Fossil Discovery Pushes Weasel Evolutionary Origins Back Over Six Million Years

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers have identified a new fossil species in Teruel, Spain, which effectively doubles the known evolutionary history of the modern weasel family. The discovery of Galanthis...

• New Fossil Discovery in Egypt Challenges Traditional Geographic Origins of Modern Ape Lineage

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  The discovery of Masripithecus moghraensis in northern Egypt suggests the ancestors of modern apes may have emerged outside of East Africa roughly 17 to 18 million years ago. Using...