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A prehistoric show 165 million years in the making migrates to Colorado Springs
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (192+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A scene straight out of Jurassic Park, the traveling "Dinosaur Adventure" exhibit rolls into the Colorado Springs Event Center this weekend. Professional entertainers Christopher Plankut and Roy Jones give KRDO 13's Bradley Davis an exclusive look…...
Ancient asteroid impacts may have sparked life on earth, as per study
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (438+ words) Ancient asteroid impacts may have sparked life on earth, as per study'GujaratSamachar English Ancient asteroid impacts may have sparked life on earth, as per study Scientists focus on a molecule called RNA (Ribonucleic Acid). While DNA is famous for storing…...
Scientists trace Kaziranga rhinosâ roots to ancient climate change
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (373+ words) Scientists trace Kaziranga rhinos" roots to ancient climate change'The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Jan 8: The Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) migrated to the Northeastern part of India, from the country's western and northern parts during the late Holocene period Climatic amelioration…...
Bones of possible common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals unearthed in Morocco
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (220+ words) RABAT, January 8. /TASS/. Fossilized bone fragments of hominids who might be a common ancestor of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals have been unearthed in Morocco. The ancient remains were discovered by an international team of researchers at the site of Thomas…...
Evolution Of The Eye: The Lens [fe6e2e]
16+ hour, 57+ min ago (12+ words) Evolution Of The Eye: The Lens [fe6e2e]Universidad An'huac ESTAMOS PREPARANDO TU EXPERIENCIA...
773,000-Year-Old Fossils Capture a Moment Before Human Lineages Split
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (635+ words) Learn how precisely dated fossils from Morocco reveal a population with a mix of archaic and emerging traits, helping clarify when African and Eurasian human lineages began to diverge. Along Morocco's Atlantic coast, hominin fossils dated to about 773,000 years ago…...
Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (620+ words) Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago were unearthed in a Moroccan cave and are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa, representing the remains of archaic humans who may have been close ancestors…...
Fossils unearthed in Morocco are first from little-understood period of human evolution
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (781+ words) Fossils unearthed in Morocco from a little-understood period of human evolution may help scientists resolve a long-standing mystery: Who came before us? Three jawbones, including one from a child, teeth, vertebrae and a femur were unearthed from a cave known…...
Paper outlines the first step in improving the reliability of predicting fossil feather colour
21+ hour, 27+ min ago (99+ words) You should be seeing some content in this space that is currently blocked due to cookie settings. Open the Cookie Management Tool to change your settings. This paper outlines the first step in improving the reliability of predicting fossil feather…...
Massive Dinosaur Discovery in Texas Shakes Up Early Cretaceous History!
21+ hour, 57+ min ago (514+ words) Massive Dinosaur Discovery in Texas Shakes Up Early Cretaceous History!Indian Defence Review Massive Dinosaur Discovery in Texas Shakes Up Early Cretaceous History! A fascinating fossil discovery in West Texas has revealed a surprising new range for an ancient plant-eating…...