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Good ribbance: Dinosaur rib bones reveal remnants of 195-million-yr-previous protein

Is fossilized rock all that is still when a dinosaur decomposes? New analysis offers the primary proof that proteins have been preserved inside the 195-million-yr-previous rib of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Lufengosaurus. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily

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Fossils found reveal unseen ‘footprint’ maker

Fossils found in Morocco from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites, including rarely seen soft-body parts, may be previously unseen animals that left distinctive fossil ‘footprints’ around the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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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

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Fish fossils reveal how tails evolved, professor finds

A paleobiologist’s study reveals that the tails of fish and the tails of tetrapods, or four-limbed animals, are entirely distinct structures, with different evolutionary histories. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Scientists Reveal the Likely Cause of Rare Southeast US Earthquakes

Researchers believe the quakes could be caused by pieces of the Earth’s mantle breaking off and sinking into the planet in the affected area (shown here). They say pieces of the mantle have most likely been breaking off from underneath … Continue reading

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Ice cores reveal a slow decline in atmospheric oxygen over the last 800,000 years

Researchers have compiled 30 years of data to construct the first ice core-based record of atmospheric oxygen concentrations spanning the past 800,000 years. The record shows that atmospheric oxygen has declined 0.7 percent relative to current atmospheric-oxygen concentrations, a reasonable … Continue reading

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New maps reveal safe locations for wastewater injection

New maps created by Stanford scientists reveal safe locations for wastewater injection Stanford geophysicists have compiled the most detailed maps yet of the geologic forces controlling the locations, types and magnitudes of earthquakes in Texas and Oklahoma. These new “stress … Continue reading

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Greenland fossils reveal global ecosystem recovery after mass extinction

A new study shows how higher latitude ecosystems recovered after the World’s most cataclysmic extinction event 252 million years ago. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Patagonian fossil leaves reveal rapid recovery from dinosaur extinction event

Ancient feeding marks from hungry insects in South American leaf fossils are shedding new light on the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Ice cores reveal a slow decline in atmospheric oxygen over the last 800,000 years

Researchers have compiled 30 years of data to construct the first ice core-based record of atmospheric oxygen concentrations spanning the past 800,000 years. The record shows that atmospheric oxygen has declined 0.7 percent relative to current atmospheric-oxygen concentrations, a reasonable … Continue reading

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