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Published Why there are no kangaroos in Bali (and no tigers in Australia)
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers are using a new model to clarify why millions of years ago more animal species from Asia ...
Published Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have found the earliest-known fossil mosquito in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. Wh...
Published Evolution is not as random as previously thought
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A groundbreaking study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which...
Published An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The sea lamprey, a 500-million-year-old animal with a sharp-toothed suction cup for a mouth, is the...
Published Ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380 million years ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The rivers of Australia, which once flowed across its now dry interior, used to host a range of biza ...
Published Across oceans and millennia: decoding the origin and history of the bottle gourd
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one...
Published How killifish embryos use suspended animation to survive over 8 months of drought
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the...
Published Origin of ancient mummified baboons found in Egypt
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Primatologists are using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of ancient mummified ba ...
Published Prehistoric person with Turner syndrome identified from ancient DNA
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have developed a new technique to measure the number of chromosomes in ancient genomes m...
Published Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstruc...
Published Great apes playfully tease each other
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Babies playfully tease others as young as eight months of age. Since language is not required for th...
Published Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Archaeological analysis of a near unique animal cemetery discovered in London nearly 30 years ago ha...
Published Blood sausages and yak milk: Bronze Age cuisine of Mongolian nomads unveiled
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Bronze cauldrons were used by the inhabitants of the Mongolian steppe around 2,700 years ago to proc ...
Published Findings from first archaeology project in space
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The first-ever archeological survey in space has provided new insights into how astronauts use and a ...
Published Novel Genetic Clock discovers oldest known marine plant
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has discovered the oldest known marine plant using a novel genetic cl ...
Published Evidence stacks up for poisonous books containing toxic dyes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Some of the attractive hues of brightly colored, cloth-bound books from the Victorian era come from...
Published Human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers report that the flexible shoulders and elbows that allow us to throw a football or reach...
Published Lost medieval chapel sheds light on royal burials at Westminster Abbey, finds new study featuring 15th-century reconstruction - Lost Medieval Chapel Sheds Light on Royal Burials at Westminster Abbey
(via sciencedaily.com) New evidence, helping to form a 15th-century reconstruction of part of Westminster Abbey, demonstrat...
Published Neolithic ceramics reveal dairy processing from milk of multiple species - Neolithic Ceramics Reveal Dairy Processing from Milk of Multiple Species
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has found evidence of cheesemaking, using milk from multiple animals in Late Neolithic P ...
Published First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can - First Hominin Muscle Reconstruction Shows 3.2 Million-Year-Old 'Lucy' Could Stand as Erect as We Can
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful...