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Tritylodon, un théropside, reconstitué comme un animal nocturne à sang chaud. Notez la vapeur qui sort de ses poumons. Illustré par Luzia Soares

Nous avons élucidé le mystère de l’origine du sang chaud chez les mammifères

Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand; Kenneth D. Angielczyk, University of Chicago; Ricardo Miguel Nóbrega Araújo, Universidade de Lisboa , and Romain David, Natural History Museum

L’endothermie a probablement été l’une des clés du succès évolutif des mammifères et des oiseaux. Il est donc crucial de dater son origine.
Tritylodon, seorang terapis, direkonstruksi sebagai hewan berdarah panas yang tinggal di malam hari. Perhatikan uap yang keluar dari paru-parunya. Diilustrasikan oleh Luzia Soares

Peneliti pecahkan misteri kapan nenek moyang mamalia menjadi berdarah panas

Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand; Kenneth D. Angielczyk, University of Chicago; Ricardo Miguel Nóbrega Araújo, Universidade de Lisboa , and Romain David, Natural History Museum

Berdarah panas adalah kunci dari apa yang membuat mamalia seperti sekarang ini. Itu sebabnya berolahraga ketika muncul pada nenek moyang mamalia penting.
Tritylodon, a therapsid, reconstructed as a night dwelling warm blooded animal. Note the steam coming out of its lungs. Illustrated by Luzia Soares

Mystery solved: when mammals’ ancestors became warm-blooded

Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand; Kenneth D. Angielczyk, University of Chicago; Ricardo Miguel Nóbrega Araújo, Universidade de Lisboa , and Romain David, Natural History Museum

Warm-bloodedness is the key to what makes mammals what they are today. That’s why working out when it emerged in mammal ancestors matters.
The radiodont Anomalocaris, with its large stalked eyes, is considered a top predator that swam in the oceans more than 500 million years ago. Katrina Kenny

Freaky ‘frankenprawns’: ancient deep sea monsters called radiodonts had incredible vision that likely drove an evolutionary arms race

John Paterson, University of New England

Our study on weird ancient marine animals called radiodonts supports the idea that vision played a crucial role during the Cambrian Explosion, a rapid burst of evolution about 500 million years ago.
Amaga expatria, a spectacular species, has just been reported in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Pierre & Claude Guezennec

Land flatworms are invading the West Indies

Jean-Lou Justine, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) and Hugh Jones, Natural History Museum

Several species of flatworms have invaded the West Indies, and some are spectacular. We take stock of the situation with a study published at the same time as this article.
Amaga expatria, une espèce spectaculaire, vient d'être signalée en Guadeloupe et Martinique. Pierre & Claude Guezennec

Les vers plats prédateurs envahissent les Antilles

Jean-Lou Justine, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) and Hugh Jones, Natural History Museum

Plusieurs espèces de vers plats ont envahi les Antilles, dont certaines très spectaculaires. Nous faisons le point avec une étude publiée en même temps que cet article.
A modern arthropod (the centipede Cormocephalus) crawls over its Cambrian ‘flatmate’ (the trilobite Estaingia). Michael Lee / South Australian Museum and Flinders University

Life quickly finds a way: the surprisingly swift end to evolution’s big bang

Mike Lee, Flinders University; Greg Edgecombe, Natural History Museum, and John Paterson, University of New England

Modern animals took over our planet much more quickly than previously thought. This has both welcome and disturbing implications for the future of life on our rapidly changing planet
An artist’s impression of Siberian unicorns (Elasmotherium) walking in the steppe grass on a cloudy day. Shutterstock/Elenarts

How a change in climate wiped out the ‘Siberian unicorn’

Kieren Mitchell, University of Adelaide; Adrian Lister, Natural History Museum; Alan Cooper, University of Adelaide, and Christian Turney, UNSW Sydney

The loss of the Siberian unicorn shows just how vulnerable some animals can be to environmental change that can impact on their food supply.
A typical elephant shark from the Melbourne Aquarium. Wikimedia/Fir0002/Flagstaffotos

Avoiding Medusa’s gaze: what sharks can tell us about a rare human disease

Catherine Boisvert, Monash University; Kate Trinajstic, Curtin University, and Zerina Johanson, Natural History Museum

Some things that develop as normal in elephant sharks and other marine life can mimic things we see in human disease. That makes these ‘mutants’ ideal for study to find out why things go wrong in humans.

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