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Published 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones: Oldest in Australia - 107-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bones: The Oldest in Australia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than...
Published More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study...
Published First evidence of human occupation in lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has highlighted an area in Arabia that once acted as a key point for cultural exchanges...
Published Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats has long been in flux
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source It has been long assumed that Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats was formed as its ancient namesake lake d ...
Published Researchers solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the shipworm
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source They bedeviled ancient Greek navies, helped shipwreck Christopher Columbus, aided in the sinking of ...
Published A new species of extinct crocodile relative rewrites life on the Triassic coastline
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret For...
Published Largest diversity study of 'magic mushrooms' investigates the evolution of psychoactive psilocybin production
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced. P...
Published 1,700-year-old spider monkey remains discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico - 1,700-Year-Old Spider Monkey Remains Discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The complete skeletal remains of a spider monkey -- seen as an exotic curiosity in pre-Hispanic Mexi...
Published Gene variations for immune and metabolic conditions have persisted in humans for more than 700,000 years - Gene Variations for Immune and Metabolic Conditions Have Persisted in Humans for More Than 700,000 Years
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study explores 'balancing selection' by analyzing thousands of modern human genomes alongside...
Published New tusk-analysis techniques reveal surging testosterone in male woolly mammoths - New Tusk-Analysis Techniques Reveal Surging Testosterone in Male Woolly Mammoths
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that...
Published Extinct 'monkey lemur' shows similarities to fossil humans - Extinct 'Monkey Lemur' Shows Surprising Similarities to Fossil Humans
(via sciencedaily.com) Analysis of teeth of extinct lemurs has revealed fascinating clues to the evolution of humans, a new...
Published Oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food, researchers report - Oldest Evidence of Controlled Use of Fire to Cook Food Discovered by Researchers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The remains of a huge carp fish mark the earliest signs of cooking by prehistoric human to 780,000 y...
Published Oldest spinosaur brains revealed - Oldest Spinosaur Brains Revealed: A Fascinating Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British spinosaurs, helping uncover...
Published Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco - Fossil of Mosasaur with Bizarre 'Screwdriver Teeth' Found in Morocco
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dino...
Published Earth's oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars - Earth's Oldest Stromatolites and the Search for Life on Mars
(via sciencedaily.com) The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-...
Published X-ray analysis sheds new light on prehistoric predator's last meal - X-Ray Analysis Reveals Prehistoric Predator's Last Meal
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long...
Published Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth's planetary history - Iron-rich Rocks Unlock New Insights into Earth's Planetary History
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study suggests iron-rich ancient sediments may have helped cause some of the largest volcanic ...
Published The life below our feet: Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen in the dark - The Life Below Our Feet: Microbes Thriving in Groundwater and Producing Oxygen in the Dark
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A survey of groundwater samples drawn from aquifers beneath more than 80,000 square miles of Canadia...
Published The Viking disease can be due to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals - The Viking Disease: Gene Variants Inherited from Neanderthals
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease, which means...
Published DNA from archaeological remains shows that immigration to Scandinavia was exceptional during the Viking period - DNA from Archaeological Remains Shows That Immigration to Scandinavia Was Exceptional During the Viking Period
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study based on 297 ancient Scandinavian genomes analysed together with the genomic data of 16, ...