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Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (355+ words) Simulations of Australopithecus hominins" anatomy suggest that when they gave birth, they may have exerted tremendous pressure on their pelvic floors, putting them at risk of tearing Illustration of a female Australopithecus sediba carrying an infant Childbirth was difficult and…...
Breakthrough Study Reveals Evolution, Selection Insights
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (426+ words) A sweeping new review of five decades of scientific literature finds robust evidence that natural selection operates simultaneously across multiple levels of life, from genes to groups to entire communities, and not just on individual organisms. The study, co-authored by…...
A 10-Year-Old Girl Went for a Walk on the Beach—and Stumbled Upon 5 Dinosaur Footprints
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (19+ words) A 10-Year-Old Girl Went for a Walk on the Beach'and Stumbled Upon 5 Dinosaur Footprints'AOL.com...
The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (1128+ words) Asin tibuok is one of the world's rarest salts, and it's only produced on one small island. But thanks to chefs and TikTokers, this prehistoric-looking orb is now being revived. This is asin tibuok, which means "unbroken salt", but it's…...
Dunkleosteus: A 20-Foot Fish With an Armored Skull and Bladed Jaws
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (546+ words) Dunkleosteus was one of the most formidable predators in ancient oceans. This armored fish lived in marine ecosystems during the Late Devonian period roughly 360 million years ago. Scientists study Dunkleosteus fossils and fragmentary remains to understand how this extinct fish…...
The fish were biting in ancient Alabama
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (338+ words) Research collaboration uses high-tech scanning technology to reveal a bad-luck day for an ancient undersea predator image:Scientists discovered a huge tooth embedded in the neck of a fossil of a four-meter-longPolycotylusfrom the Mooreville Chalk of Alabama. view more Credit:…...
The Travels of Straight-Tusked Elephants in Europe, Written in Their Teeth
42+ min ago (100+ words) " and their travails as they encountered early humans 1:03 PM CDT on March 13, 2026 Ultimately, though, this particular migration wasn't a good thing. Because it was at Neumark Nord that they met the Neanderthals'and subsequently, their cruel fate. It was a childhood…...
A LINK TO THE PAST? Scientists discover an ancestor of T. rex in New Mexico.
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (16+ words) A LINK TO THE PAST? Scientists discover an ancestor of T. rex in New Mexico.PressReader...
Jungle Book illustrations that hung unrecognised in home for DECADES sell for £130,480
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (555+ words) Two long-lost illustrations for The Jungle Book that hung unnoticed in a family home for decades have sold for a combined "130,480. The surprise sale smashed the "20,000 pre-sale estimate for each artwork after a fierce international bidding battle drove prices sky…...
Evidence of an Ice Age forest emerges from the North Sea floor
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1046+ words) Ancient DNA reveals forests grew in Doggerland 16,000 years ago, far earlier than expected. (CREDIT: Walker et al. 2020) The North Sea is home to the remains of a vast land that has been lost to time and is referred to as…...