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Trendy volcanism tied to occasions occurring quickly after Earth’s start
Plumes of sizzling magma from the volcanic hotspot that fashioned Réunion Island within the Indian Ocean rise from an unusually primitive supply deep beneath the Earth’s floor. The mantle differentiation occasion preserved in these hotspot plumes can each train scientists … Continue reading
Study settles prehistoric puzzle, confirms modern link of carbon dioxide and global warming
Fossil leaves from Africa resolve a prehistoric climate puzzle and confirm the link between carbon dioxide and global warming. Research previously found conflicting data on high carbon levels and its link to climate change about 22 million years ago. But … Continue reading
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Modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago new study suggests
A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from KwaZulu-Natal revealed that southern Africa has an important role to play in writing the history of humankind. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
New dinosaur discovery suggests new species roosted together like modern birds
The Mongolian Desert has been known for decades for its amazing array of dinosaurs, immaculately preserved in incredible detail and in associations that give exceedingly rare glimpses at behavior in the fossil record. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
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New dinosaur discovery suggests new species roosted together like modern birds
The Mongolian Desert has been known for decades for its amazing array of dinosaurs, immaculately preserved in incredible detail and in associations that give exceedingly rare glimpses at behavior in the fossil record. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News … Continue reading
300 million-year-old ‘modern’ beetle from Australia reconstructed
He’s Australian, around half a centimeter long, fairly nondescript, 300 million years old — and he’s currently causing astonishment among both entomologists and palaeontologists. The discovery of a beetle from the late Permian period is throwing a completely new light … Continue reading
Global aquifers dominated by fossil groundwaters but wells vulnerable to modern contamination
Nature Geoscience 10, 425 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2943 Authors: Scott Jasechko, Debra Perrone, Kevin M. Befus, M. Bayani Cardenas, Grant Ferguson, Tom Gleeson, Elco Luijendijk, Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Richard G. Taylor, Yoshihide Wada & James W. Kirchner Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science … Continue reading
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Primitive hominid lived alongside modern humans
Scientists have discovered that primitive hominids lived in Africa at the same time as humans — the first time this has been established. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
What teeth reveal about the lives of modern humans
When anthropologists of the future find our fossilized teeth, what will they be able to conclude about our lives? One researcher has an idea. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Ancient Irish musical history found in modern India
An archaeologist studying musical horns from iron-age Ireland has found musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are alive and well in south India.The realization that modern Indian horns are almost identical to many iron-age European artifacts reveals a rich … Continue reading