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Mystery of how first animals appeared on Earth solved
Research has solved the mystery of how the first animals appeared on Earth, a pivotal moment for the planet without which humans would not exist. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Extinction mystery solved? Evidence suggests humans played a role in monkey’s demise in Jamaica
Radiocarbon dating of a fossilized leg bone from a Jamaican monkey called Xenothrix mcgregori suggests it may be the one of the most recent primate species anywhere in the world to become extinct, and it may solve a long-standing mystery … Continue reading
Giant Crystal Cave’s Mystery Solved
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OSCAR NECOECHEA How the crystals were able to grow so big. Its walls studded with crystal “daggers,” the Cave of Swords is closer to the surface, at a depth of nearly 400 feet (120 meters). While there are … Continue reading
Ancient reptile mystery solved as two extinct species found to be the same
Ichthyosaurs fossil Ichthyosaurs, which are similar-shaped to dolphins and sharks, but are reptiles, swam the seas for millions of years during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. They were the first, large extinct reptiles brought to the attention of the … Continue reading
Ancient reptile mystery solved as two extinct species found to be the same
Ichthyosaurs, which are similar-shaped to dolphins and sharks, but are reptiles, swam the seas for millions of years during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. They were the first, large extinct reptiles brought to the attention of the scientific world. … Continue reading
Ancient reptile mystery solved as two extinct species found to be the same
Ichthyosaurs, which are similar-shaped to dolphins and sharks, but are reptiles, swam the seas for millions of years during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. They were the first, large extinct reptiles brought to the attention of the scientific world. … Continue reading
‘Tully monster’ thriller is way from solved, group argues
Last yr, headlines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Scientific American and different retailers declared that a many years-previous paleontological thriller had been solved. The ‘Tully monster,’ an historic animal that had lengthy defied classification, was in truth a … Continue reading
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‘Tully monster’ thriller is way from solved, group argues
Last yr, headlines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Scientific American and different retailers declared that a many years-previous paleontological thriller had been solved. The ‘Tully monster,’ an historic animal that had lengthy defied classification, was actually a vertebrate, … Continue reading
Pink diamond mystery solved: What makes pink diamonds pink?
Image: Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County They’re one of the world’s rarest jewels – but nobody knows for certain why pink diamonds are pink. The research suggests that a pink diamond’s colour is dependent on both wavelength and intensity … Continue reading
Case of Earth’s missing continental crust solved: It sank
How do you make half the mass of two continents disappear? To answer that question, you first need to discover that it’s missing. That’s what a trio of geoscientists did, and their explanation for where the mass went significantly changes … Continue reading