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Why fossilized feces from ancestors of modern animals help us understand Earth's early ecosystems

A study of fossilized feces, known as coprolites, from 540 million years ago found fecal matter likely played a significant role in an explosion of biodiversity in the early Cambrian period. Paleontologists say these fossils can tell us a lot about ancient animals and the ecosystems they inhabited.

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Shark teeth fossils discovered in Cape Breton

V-shaped indentations in a rock surface on a Dominion, N.S., beach may prove freshwater sharks once lived in the area millions of years ago. Experts hope ongoing research will reveal more about ancient history in the Maritimes. The CBC's Samuel Murrant has the story.

From the CBC News-2026-8-10:14:5:52

What lives in the rivers near you? Why scientists want you to know

Scientists are uncovering the creatures that live in our rivers with techniques like electrofishing and DNA sampling. Here's what they're finding, from mottled sculpins to mayfly nymphs, and why they say we need to know our underwater neighbours.

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Royal Society Publishing has recently published a theme issue of Philosophical Transactions B under the 'Subscribe to Open' 2026 initiative: Ecological epigenetics at the intersection of behaviour and life history variation in non-model animals compiled and edited by Blanca Jimeno, Mark Ravinet, Jesús Martínez-Padilla and Kees van Oers, and the articles are FREE to access at www.bit.ly/PTB1955.

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, by Cat Bohannon, from Vintage Canada, (Mar 21).

Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea, by Matt Ridley, from Harper. (Mar 7).

The journal Insects has a call for papers for a special issue on "Evolutionary and Ecological Mechanisms of Plant Defense Against Insects". (Feb 28).

Mismatch Theories in Evolutionary Medicine: A Philosophical Exploration, by Jonas Pold, from Springer. (Feb 21).

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Title: A Dynamical Approach to the Genotype-Phenotype Map for Evolutionary Prediction

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