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A Rare Look Inside the Dodo???s Skull Challenges Centuries of Myths
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (585+ words) CT scans reveal new clues to how the dodo sensed its environment and challenge its reputation as an unintelligent bird. For centuries, one of the world’s only two complete dodo skulls has been preserved in Copenhagen. Now, that rare specimen…...
How???first bird??? learnt to fly with two giant leaps for dinosaurs
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (14+ words) How ‘first bird’ learnt to fly with two giant leaps for dinosaurs The Times...
Woolly mammoth remains found in drought-hit Danube in Bulgaria
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (266+ words) So far, researchers have discovered and identified the lower jaw, tusks, a shoulder blade, several ribs, and other bone fragments; however, a significant portion of the skeleton likely remains buried. Museum curator Krasimir Kirov, as quoted by Euronews, stated that…...
City Life Org - Were There Tiny Dinosaurs? New Study Explores One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (535+ words) A fossil of Microraptor, one of the smallest known dinosaurs. Mick Ellison/© AMNH Dinosaurs are famous for being big, from the towering Tyrannosaurus rex to the colossal Apatosaurus. But a new study published in the journal Evolution by scientists at…...
Did Cellular Life Begin Twice? New Study Points to Two Independent Origins
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (704+ words) Early metabolism may have begun as a mix of metal and enzyme catalysis before bacteria and archaea independently evolved into free-living cells. The study, published in Science Advances, examined the chemical network early cells used to produce essential components of…...
Harford Public Library offers dinosaur, history programs through August
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (20+ words) Capital Gazette More From Our Newsroom More in Things To Do...
Two new species of microscopic snails discovered in the Un poco del Choc?? Nature Reserve, Ecuador
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (330+ words) In a surprising discovery within the Un poco del Chocó Natural Reserve, located in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador, researchers have unveiled two new species of microscopic terrestrial snails. This finding, reported by the National Institute of Biodiversity (Inabio), highlights…...
55-million-year-old fossil teeth rewrite the story of early primate evolution
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (1228+ words) Image of the holotype jaw of Tetonius varleyorum. (CREDIT: Parker Rhinehart) Tiny fossil teeth from southern Wyoming are changing a familiar story about early primate evolution. A new University of Kansas study describes a previously unknown primate species and shows…...
Why Did Life Start Moving? The Evolution of Cells, Swimming, and Walking
41+ min ago (620+ words) Why did life start moving? Discover how ancient cellular movement evolved into swimming, walking, and the remarkable locomotion of animals....
Population history, not age, drives ancient trees’ evolutionary
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (427+ words) Ancient trees are often treated as living time capsules, celebrated for surviving centuries of drought, storms, disease and human disturbance. But a new study suggests that their evolutionary importance cannot be judged by age alone....