2+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (816+ words) When the paleontologists first plucked a massive, scimitar-shaped bone from the desolate sands of the central Sahara in 2019, they didn't immediately recognize it for what it was." It took a return expedition, two more crests and a 3 D digital skull…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (512+ words) One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing." The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to hear a broad range of frequencies…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1083+ words) A fossil the size of a fingernail is rewriting the opening chapter of vertebrate history. An international team led by scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature and the University of Chicago have reconstructed the brain, heart and fins of…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (724+ words) Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure'and yes, pain'as we bite and chew our food." However, the sensitive parts inside the hard…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (800+ words) If you're an animal living through a mass extinction, it's best to be one that's found a unique way to make a living." A new analysis of the species that lived or died out in the wake of the asteroid…...