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A 236-million-year-old fossil could rewrite the story of mammalian birth
30+ min ago (599+ words) Some cynodonts may have started giving birth to live young far earlier in evolutionary history than scientists once believed. A new study published in Frontiers in Mammal Science presents the first compelling evidence that at least some cynodonts may have…...
New fossil evidence challenges the story of mammalian birth
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (398+ words) The microscopic structure of fossilized bones helps solve ‘inscrutable mystery’ about the reproduction of ancestor of true mammals image: "Triassic Mothers," a life reconstruction of a group of Chiniquodon theotonicus individuals, a pregnant female (left) as well as a female…...
Ancient Penguin Fossils Offer New Window Into Antarctica's Changing Climate
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (206+ words) To study the rare fossils without damaging them, the researchers used micro-X-ray fluorescence scanning to map chemical elements across the surface of the bones. The scans revealed clear differences in the chemical composition of bones from different geological periods. Older…...
2026 study solves a 150-million-year-old mystery: Scientists discover how the first bird learned to fly
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (330+ words) The Times of India For more than a century, one question has divided scientists: How did the first birds take flight?Did they evolve from dinosaurs that ran across the ground before taking off? Or did they glide down from…...
25 years of dinosaurs: The Channel 2 trip to Argentina behind Fernbank’s giants
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (441+ words) For a whole generation of Atlanta-area kids, a trip to Fernbank Museum of Natural History has meant one thing: coming face-to-face with dinosaurs. And this month, those prehistoric giants are celebrating a major milestone. For 25 years, Fernbank's enormous dinosaur casts…...
Southampton study helps solve how earliest birds took flight
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (377+ words) Early flight may have been powered by a series of leaps rather than a single jump, research has found. New research from the University of Southampton suggests the first bird used its hind legs to launch into the air. The…...
New fossil evidence upends long-held assumptions about how mammals gave
13+ min ago (591+ words) A fossilized growth signal in the bones of a 236-million-year-old cynodont may have revealed one of the earliest known examples of live birth in the mammalian lineage....
There Are More Left-Handed Men Than Women In The World
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (1329+ words) Wonder what it’s like to see the world from a “left-handed” point of view? On International Lefthanders Day, August 13, you get to explore that world for a day. Rock out with Paul McCartney or Jimi Hendrix, the world’s greatest left-handed…...
Free family days out: Dinosaur fun to farm trips
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (834+ words) School summer holidays are in full flow, but for many parents filling the weeks with new and exciting activities can be daunting. The cost of a day trip can soon add up, especially when you factor in food and admissions…...
Are you a leftie? The surprising truth about being born left-handed
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (865+ words) Trying to master Irish dancing in primary school was, for me, an exercise in public humiliation. I couldn’t tell my left from my right. While everyone else seemed to glide effortlessly around the room, I lurched in the wrong direction…...