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3-D analysis of dog fossils sheds light on domestication debate
In an effort to settle the debate about the origin of dog domestication, a technique that uses 3-D scans of fossils is helping researchers determine the difference between dogs and wolves. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Half-a-billion-year-old fossils shed light animal evolution on Earth
Scientists have discovered traces of life more than half-a-billion years old that could change the way we think about how all animals evolved on Earth. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Half-a-billion-year-old fossils shed light animal evolution on Earth
Scientists have discovered traces of life more than half-a-billion years old that could change the way we think about how all animals evolved on Earth. Geology News — ScienceDaily
The Mysterious Flashes Light Up Sky in Mexico After Earthquake Explained
Mysterious flashes of light lit up the sky in Mexico after the country was struck by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday. Photo: courtesy Independent The recent Mexico earthquake resulted in videos of blue and green flashes emanating from around … Continue reading
New Material Reportedly Changes Shape When Light Hits It
Scientists revealed a new material, a type of perovskites which can reportedly change its shape thanks to light. A team of KAUST scientists has recently unveiled a new material, a type of perovskites which can reportedly change its shape as … Continue reading
Fossil of hairy, squirrel-sized creature sheds light on evolution of earliest mammals
It appears that a 165myr-old omnivore may have had an armadillo-like gait. A newly discovered fossil has revealed the evolutionary adaptations of a 165myr-old proto-mammal, providing evidence that traits such as hair and fur originated well before the rise of … Continue reading
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New fly fossil sheds light on the explosive radiation of flies during the Cenozoic Era
The first unambiguous fossil from the botfly family adds to the few known fossils of a major clade of flies (Calyptratae), shedding light on their rapid radiation during the Cenozoic Era, according to a new study. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
New 13-million-year-old infant skull sheds light on ape ancestry
A new discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Fossil of hairy, squirrel-sized creature sheds light on evolution of earliest mammals
It appears that a 165myr-old omnivore may have had an armadillo-like gait. A newly discovered fossil has revealed the evolutionary adaptations of a 165myr-old proto-mammal, providing evidence that traits such as hair and fur originated well before the rise of … Continue reading
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Tagged Evolution, fossil, hairy, light, Mammals, sheds, squirrelsized
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Scientists shed light on carbon’s descent into the deep Earth
The presence of carbonates in the Earth’s mantle is known from diamond inclusions, but how carbon is transported there remains a mystery. Scientists now reveal two new iron carbonate compounds and they have found that self-oxidation-reduction reactions could preserve carbonates … Continue reading