State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart

2026-04-02 @ 11.03.28 ∈ In English

Researchers present first fossilized 'emperor' butterfly

Butterfly fossils are rare, and finds that preserve fine anatomical details and wing patterns are an absolute exception. An international research team[…] has now described an exceptionally well-preserved [Apaturinae] fossil, approximately 34 to 28 million years old.

2024-03-08 @ 18.24.38 ∈ In English

Egg-laying caecilian amphibians produce milk for their young, find scientists

The research team observed that the young of the Brazilian caecilian Siphonops annulatus consumed milk for over two months, which appears to be secreted in response to tactile and acoustic stimulation from the mother's cloaca. The milk consists mainly of fats and carbohydrates and is produced in the glands of the female's oviduct.