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Diversity, ecology, cell biology and evolution of the Asgard archaea - Nature Reviews Microbiology
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (1682+ words) Woese, C. R. & Fox, G. E. Phylogenetic structure of the prokaryotic domain: the primary kingdoms. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 74, 50885090 (1977). Zillig, W., Stetter, K. O., Schnabel, R. & Thomm, M. in The Bacteria (Elsevier, 1985). Bult, C. J. et al. Complete genome sequence of the methanogenic archaeon, Methanococcus jannaschii. Science 273, 10581073 (1996). Robertson, C. E., Harris, J. K., Spear,…...
Oldest bony fish fossils uncover early vertebrate evolution
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (260+ words) A landmark pair of cover stories published in Nature on March 4, 2026, has settled long-standing questions about the origins of bony fishes'the ancestors of 98% of all living vertebrates, including humans. A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unearthed…...
Water-bottle sized Dinosaur: Scientists identify one of the world’s smallest dinosaurs from 95-million-years ago
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (350+ words) Scientists have identified the fossil of an extremely small dinosaur. This roughly the size of a water bottle that lived alongside giant prehistoric predators nearly 95 million years ago. The species, named Alnashetri cerropoliciensis, was discovered in fossil-rich deposits in Patagonia,…...
The T-Rex's Tiny Cousin - A 90-Million-Year-Old Patagonian Fossil Rewrites Dinosaur Evolution
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (843+ words) A scientific surprise does not appear to have originated in the Patagonian desert. Thorny shrubs cling to the ground, the wind blows across the red sand, and there is an endless silence. However, buried for 90 million years beneath those peaceful…...
Are These Words Names Of Dinosaurs Or The Biological Names Of Body Muscles?
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (50+ words) Are These Words Names Of Dinosaurs Or The Biological Names Of Body Muscles? Are These Words Names Of Dinosaurs Or The Biological Names Of Body Muscles? Feel free to FLEX! Want to get your very own quizzes and posts featured…...
Early land plants may have reshaped Earth’s carbon cycle
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (820+ words) Ancient marine sediments have revealed that land plants began sending large amounts of carbon into the oceans about 455 million years ago." That earlier arrival has pushed back the moment when plants began altering levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and…...
200,000-Year-Old Horse DNA Found at Germany’s Schöningen Site
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (191+ words) During recent research, scientists extracted genetic material from these fossilised horse remains. The DNA sample, estimated to be around 200,000 years old, represents one of the oldest genetic sequences ever recovered from a temperate, non-frozen environment. Genetic analysis identified the DNA…...
An iNaturalist big bang – Finding a new beetle for BC – BC Parks Blog
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (372+ words) An iNaturalist big bang " Finding a new beetle for BC " BC Parks Blog'govTogetherBC - An iNaturalist big bang " Finding a new beetle for BC Guest blog by Nathan Earley, PhD candidate and researcher with the BC Biodiversity Program. The BC Biodiversity…...
Dr. Brown: Humanity's evolution may come with a bit of editing
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (834+ words) Last week's task was to summarize in a few hundred words the evolution of humans which began six to seven million years ago and continues to the present. The path began with a variety of small ape-like species, which became…...
Jurassic toe: Idaho State paleontologists investigate possible new dinosaur
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (650+ words) Turns out the key to discovering a new type of dinosaur might be a weird toe in an Idaho museum. Or a skull in Switzerland. Idaho State University paleontologists are examining whether these and other fossils represent one or more…...