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Japanese pupil discovers new crustacean species in deep sea hydrothermal vent
A brand new species of microcrustacean was collected from a submarine scorching spring (hydrothermal vent) of a marine volcano (Myojin-sho caldera) within the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. This crustacean group is discovered solely in deep-sea hydrothermal vents … Continue reading
Earth BioGenome Venture goals to sequence genomes of 1.5 million species
Scientists is proposing an enormous mission to sequence, catalog and analyze the genomes of all eukaryotic species on the planet, an endeavor the researchers say will take 10 years, value $ four.7 billion and require greater than 200 petabytes of … Continue reading
New species of extinct marsupial lion discovered in Australia
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of marsupial lion which has been extinct for at least 19 million years. The findings are based on fossilized remains of the animal’s skull, teeth, and humerus (upper arm bone) … Continue reading
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Ancient Footprints Reveal New Megatheropod Dinosaur Species From Southern Africa
Fabien Knoll, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, lies next to the new exceptionally large carnivorous dinosaur footprints found in Lesotho. Jurassic Park timing was… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full … Continue reading
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Mass extinctions led to low species diversity, dinosaur rule
Two of Earth’s five mass extinction events — times when more than half of the world’s species died — resulted in the survival of a low number of so-called ‘weedy’ species that spread their sameness across the world as the … Continue reading
‘Fake fin’ discovery reveals new ichthyosaur species
An ichthyosaur first discovered in the 1970s but then dismissed and consigned to museum storerooms across the country has been re-examined and found to be a new species. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Meet the hominin species that gave us genital herpes
New research uses innovative data modeling to predict which species acted as an intermediary between our ancestors and those of chimpanzees to carry HSV2 — the genital herpes virus — across the species barrier. 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 species of sauropod dinosaur discovered in Tanzania
Paleontologists have identified a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur. 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. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News … Continue reading