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Gnat in Amber Raises Questions About India’s Tectonic History
Palaeognoriste orientale, a new species of Lygistorrhinidae in Indian amber, which has its closest relatives in European Baltic amber. A newly discovered species hints at early connections between the Indian and European landmasses. A previously unknown species of gnat found … Continue reading
Homo naledi’s surprisingly young age opens up more questions on where we come from
Scientists today announced that the Rising Star Cave system has revealed yet more important discoveries, only a year and a half after it was announced that the richest fossil hominin site in Africa had been discovered, and that it contained … Continue reading
Mid-Mesozoic beetle in amber stirs questions on rise of flowering plants and pollinators
The discovery of a beetle and pollen in 105-million-year-old Spanish amber is proof of a new insect pollination mode that dates to the mid-Mesozoic, before the rise of flowering plants. The study places this discovery in the context of a … Continue reading
Study opens new questions on how the atmosphere and oceans formed
Seawater cycles throughout Earth’s interior down to 2,900km, much deeper than previously thought, reopening questions about how the atmosphere and oceans formed. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Rare fossils of big rodents increase questions
Adult and juvenile stays of an enormous rodent species (Isostylomys laurdillardi) have been uncovered by researchers, within the Río de la Plata coastal area of southern Uruguay, elevating questions on classification inside dinomids. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Exceptionally well-preserved fossil of complete mammoth skull raises questions
Scientists have unearthed an exceptionally well preserved fossil of a complete mammoth skull from an eroding stream bank on Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands National Park. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Syracuse geophysicist questions stability of Antarctic ice sheet
This map shows elevation change rates for major and minor glacier basin or islands for the northern Antarctic Peninsula study area. A professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is joining the growing debate over the fate of … Continue reading
Council of Europe questions Italy’s prisoner-abuse probes
(ANSA) – Strasbourg, November 19 – The Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Tuesday published a report criticizing persistent overcrowding in Italian prisons and raised a series of questions regarding how Italian authorities investigate suspected cases of prisoner mistreatment. The … Continue reading