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Ancient teeth reveal clues to the environment humans" early ancestors evolved in millions of years ago
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (896+ words) Zelalem Bedaso, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. After bones break down, tooth enamel stays hard…...
A "lost world" beneath the North Sea was once full of forests
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (491+ words) New research led by the University of Warwick shows that forests were already growing across Doggerland, a now-submerged landmass beneath the North Sea, far earlier than scientists once believed. The findings indicate this lost landscape may have served as a…...
10 books that will make you see dinosaurs differently
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (239+ words) 10 best dinosaur books, according to a paleontologist Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and The Story of Birds, recommends 10 dinosaur books to dig into By Steve Brusatte edited by Brianne Kane The Dinosaur Heresies: New…...
Only one group of dinosaurs survived an asteroid impact. You can probably see them from your window
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (1499+ words) The dinosaurs at your window: How birds survived the asteroid that killed all other dinosaurs How a few unique traits helped modern-style birds'the last living dinosaurs'survive the asteroid apocalypse that took out T. rex and other mighty beasts By Kendra Pierre-Louis,…...
This Triassic Crocodile Sat Misidentified in a Yale Basement for 75 Years. It Was a New Species
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (644+ words) Home " Science " Paleontology A newly identified Triassic predator shows crocodiles diversified long before they conquered the water. Sometime around 210 million years ago, in what is now the badlands of New Mexico, a mudslide froze an ancient ecosystem in stone. Two…...
Scientists Found a Fossil Along a River in China, and It Seems to Have Solved a 160-Million-Year-Old Mystery
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (437+ words) A 550-million-year-old sponge is filling a massive gap in the history of early life on Earth. What did scientists uncover? This gap has now been partially bridged. A team led by geobiologist Shuhai Xiao, in collaboration with the University of…...
Scientists Discovered A Fossil Showing That Anacondas Kept A Massive Size For 12 Million Years
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (581+ words) For millions of years, Earth was home to oversized predators that ruled vast, humid landscapes, until most of them vanished. But anacondas did not follow the same path. Anacondas were already massive when they appeared more than 12 million years ago....
A Taiwanese Team Built a Life-Size Dinosaur Nest, Never Expecting the Sun to Be Their Biggest Discovery
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (656+ words) What happens when a group of researchers in Taiwan recreates a dinosaur nest in the 21st century? Little did they know, their experiment would reveal a surprising twist involving the sun. Scientists recently built a life-sized oviraptor nest to crack the…...
People "Freaking Out" Over "Elkosaurus," Wheatland"s Sinclair Dino With Antlers
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (1014+ words) Elkosaurus" started out as some harmless fun, but has turned into a selfie-trap along Interstate 25 in Wheatland. People are "freaking out about our little Elkosaurus," says the manager of the Sinclair station about its green dinosaur with elk antlers. WHEATLAND…...
Ancient DNA Reveals Irish Goats Have a 3, 000-Year-Old Lineage Still Alive Today
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (681+ words) Ancient DNA and protein analysis reveal that modern Old Irish Goats are closely related to Bronze Age populations. This continuity highlights both their historical importance and the need for conservation. New findings show that the Old Irish Goat is genetically…...