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How the ‘first bird’ leapt into the sky and soared above the dinosaurs
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (716+ words) Archaeopteryx is an icon of evolution and is often called the first bird. Scientists have long debated just how it took off from the ground but a recent study published by my colleagues and I has brought new insights to…...
Early mammals weren’t all loners, as scientists thought – some already lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (740+ words) These early mammals looked like shrews do today. They were small and had a long body, eyes typical for nocturnal mammals and little spiky teeth for eating insects. But they were not shrews. They were the ancestors of all the…...
3D scans of Tasmanian tiger’s skull reveal it had crocodile-style snapping jaws
1+ week, 6+ day ago (452+ words) A new study has found that Tasmanian tigers had an adaptation is found in no living carnivorous mammal....