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Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (1321+ words) Quick, fun science challenges. A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging. About 37,000 years ago, Neanderthals clustered in small groups in what is now southern Spain. Their lives…...
Scientists Discovered the Oldest Clothing in Human History
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (662+ words) Two sewn-together animal hides constituted vintage fashion from the Ice Age. This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. It's no surprise that humans living during the last Ice Age needed to stay warm. It comes as more of a…...
Evolution didn’t wait long after the dinosaurs died
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (690+ words) Marine ecosystems began recovering within just a few thousand years after the asteroid strike This artist's rendition depicts three forms of new plankton species (top left) and algae (middle left) that arose within a few thousand years after the Chicxulub…...
Alabama’s Basilosaurus: How you can see this massive prehistoric whale
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (553+ words) Get ready for a prehistoric adventure, Alabama! The McWane Science Center in Birmingham now features a 60-foot-long Basilosaurus'a giant whale sure to wow all ages." We spoke with Jun Ebersole, McWane's Director of Collections, to explore what makes this creature…...
See inside TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant in Harriman
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (18+ words) See inside TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant in Harriman'Knoxville News Sentinel See inside TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant in Harriman...
Archaeopteryx, one of the world's first proto birds, has a set of weird, never-before-seen features, new study reveals
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (456+ words) Quick, fun science challenges. Iconic transition species between dinosaurs and birds may have had weird 'teeth' on roof of its mouth and a highly mobile tongue, study reveals Researchers have uncovered an intriguing set of never-before-seen features in the skull…...
New species of ancient crocodile named in honour of Welsh school teacher
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (921+ words) A new species of crocodylomorph dating to around 215 million years ago has been described from the UK. It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in recognition of David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher from Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi who gave…...
Dinosaur convention bans Epstein-linked scientists
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (308+ words) Annual paleontology event wants others to take a stand. DinoCon, an annual event in the UK for enthusiasts of palaeontology, palaeoart, natural history and related topics, has banned a number of scientists, authors and researchers whose names were revealed to…...
About the editors | Plastids: from Phylogeny to Physiology
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About this collection | Plastids: from Phylogeny to Physiology
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