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Revealing the mystery of the vanishing fossil cockroaches

Nobody likes cockroaches. I remember visiting an apartment once where cockroaches would suddenly jump from the top shelves, causing…

Dec 5, 2024

An artistic depiction of a brightly colored insect transformation, showing a smaller beetle-like insect on a leaf with an arrow pointing to a larger insect resembling a mantis. The larger insect features striking wing patterns with eye-like markings, blending white, green, and orange hues. The background is black, emphasizing the insects and their details.

Dec 5, 2024

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A Palaeontologist Battles Against AI

Defending Prehistoric Truth: How AI Threatens the Art and Accuracy of Paleontology

Mar 11

A Palaeontologist Battles Against AI

Mar 11

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The Strange Soundness of Martian Fossils

What a (possible) scientific collaboration taught me about the possibility of finding fossils on Mars

Jun 23, 2024

A photo of the planet Mars by NASA. Could fossils ever be found there?

Jun 23, 2024

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Balhuticaris, or How I Faced Rejection Thanks With a Fossil Meme

Balhuticaris voltae, a Cambrian arthropod that faced rejection but became a viral sensation thanks to a fossil meme

May 26, 2024

The strange animal Balhuticaris voltae. An arthropod from the Cambrian period that looked like a marine centipede with two long ears, which are part of its carapace.

May 26, 2024

The evolution of rolling animals

From roly-polies to trilobites, animals have been curling up the same way for millions of years.

Mar 27, 2024

The evolution of rolling animals

Mar 27, 2024

Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD

Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD

Evolutionary Biologist and Palaeontologist. Loves writing stories that connect human history and evolution. Check my portfolio at

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