A new digital reconstruction of the face of the 3.67‑million‑year‑old Australopithecus fossil, Little Foot, provides new insight into the evolution of the human face. 

The new findings, published in Comptes Rendus Palevol, offer fresh insight into the diversity of the fossil hominin (i.e., extant human and their ancestors and relatives) face across Africa 4-3 million years ago.

A new study examining fossil evidence shows large land predators were already hunting big plant-eating animals more than 280 million years ago. University of Toronto Mississauga researchers Jordan M. Young, Tea Maho, and Robert Reisz studied bite marks on the skeletons of three young herbivores from the early Permian of Texas revealing feeding patterns from multiple predators and a glimpse into how animals hunted and interacted with each other.

As countries prepare to update their climate pledges, a study from Jeonbuk National University and Pusan National University examines whether current commitments can meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Using the RICE-2010 model, researchers find that even if pledges are fulfilled, warming could reach 2.48 °C by 2300. Without more ambitious action, climate-related damages could reach US$65 trillion by 2200, underscoring the need for deeper and faster emission cuts.