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Published Could South American volcanoes have triggered whale extinctions? - Could South American Volcanoes Have Triggered Whale Extinctions?
(via sciencedaily.com) Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate chan...
Published Fossil bird with fancy tail feathers longer than its body - Fossil Bird with Fancy Tail Feathers Longer than its Body
(via sciencedaily.com) Peacock tails are just one example of how evolution walks a line between favoring traits that make i...
Published Late Pleistocene humans may have hatched and raised cassowary chicks - Late Pleistocene Humans May Have Hatched and Raised Cassowary Chicks
(via sciencedaily.com) As early as 18,000 years ago, humans in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity a...
Published Australian vulture emerges from fossil record - Australian Vulture Emerges from Fossil Record
(via sciencedaily.com) Australia's first fossil vulture has been confirmed more than 100 years after it was first described...
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 Early modern human from Southeast Asia adapted to a rainforest environment - Early Modern Human from Southeast Asia Adapted to a Rainforest Environment
(via sciencedaily.com) Although there has been evidence of our species living in rainforest regions in Southeast Asia from...
Published Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did - Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did
(via sciencedaily.com) Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did. For five million years, wo...
Published Extinct Caribbean bird's closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific - Extinct Caribbean Bird's Closest Relatives Hail from Africa, South Pacific
(via sciencedaily.com) In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the ...
Published Inside the head of one of Australia's smallest fossil crocs - Inside the Head of One of Australia's Smallest Fossil Crocs
(via sciencedaily.com) Approximately 13.5 million years ago, north-west Queensland was home to an unusual and particularly...
Published Reign of Papua New Guinea Highland's megafauna lasted long after humans arrived - Reign of Papua New Guinea Highland's Megafauna Lasted Long After Humans Arrived
(via sciencedaily.com) A giant kangaroo that once roamed on four legs through remote forests in the Papua New Guinea Highla...
Published Scientists develop new index based on functional morphology to understand how ancestors of modern birds used their wings - Scientists Develop New Index Based on Functional Morphology to Understand How Ancestors of Modern Birds Used Their Wings
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have compared the relationship among the strength of flight bones, body mass, and the way...