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Published Humans disrupting 66-million-year-old feature of ecosystems - Humans Disrupting 66-Million-Year-Old Feature of Ecosystems
(via sciencedaily.com) Human-related extinctions of the largest herbivores and carnivores are disrupting what appears to be...
Published Genetic evolution doesn't always take millions of years - Genetic Evolution: It Doesn't Always Take Millions of Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Love them or hate them, there's no doubt the European Starling is a wildly successful bird. A new st...
Published Discovered: 150-year-old platypus and echidna specimens that proved some mammals lay eggs - Discovered: 150-Year-Old Platypus and Echidna Specimens That Proved Some Mammals Lay Eggs
(via sciencedaily.com) Jars of tiny platypus and echidna specimens, collected in the late 1800s by the scientist William Ca...
Published Brain size determined the chances of survival among large animals, study finds - Brain Size Determines Survival Chances for Large Animals: Study Finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have examined the mass extinction of large animals over the past tens of thousands of ye...
Published New kangaroo described -- from Papua New Guinea - New Kangaroo Described - From Papua New Guinea
(via sciencedaily.com) Australian palaeontologists have described a new genus of giant fossil kangaroo from the mountains o...
Published Quartz crystals in the stomach of fossil bird complicates the mystery of its diet - Quartz Crystals in the Stomach of Fossil Bird Complicates the Mystery of Its Diet
(via sciencedaily.com) The fossil of a bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs was found with some sort of rocks in its sto...
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 The size of mammal ancestors' ear canals reveal when warm-bloodedness evolved - The Size of Mammal Ancestors' Ear Canals Reveal When Warm-Bloodedness Evolved
(via sciencedaily.com) Warm-bloodedness is a key mammal trait, but it's been a mystery when our ancestors evolved it. A new...
Published New study challenges old views on what's 'primitive' in mammalian reproduction - New Study Challenges Old Views on What's 'Primitive' in Mammalian Reproduction
(via sciencedaily.com) Which group of mammals has the more 'primitive' reproductive strategy -- marsupials, with their shor...
Published Giant fossil's 'bird-brain' - Giant Fossil's 'Bird-Brain': A Fascinating Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up to 600kg and had a whopping head about half a...
Published Warriors' down bedding could ease journey to realm of the dead - Warriors' Down Bedding Could Ease Journey to Realm of the Dead
(via sciencedaily.com) Feathers, an owl head and oars suggest the people in this Iron Age grave were prepared for a long jo...
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 Mummified parrots point to trade in the ancient Atacama desert - Mummified Parrots Reveal Ancient Trade in the Atacama Desert
(via sciencedaily.com) Ancient Egyptians mummified cats, dogs, ibises and other animals, but closer to home in the South Am...
Published CT scanner captures entire woolly mammoth tusk - CT Scanner Captures Entire Woolly Mammoth Tusk
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers successfully captured CT images of an entire woolly mammoth tusk. Researchers were able...
Published What can a dinosaur's inner ear tell us? Just listen - What Can a Dinosaur's Inner Ear Tell Us? Just Listen
(via sciencedaily.com) If paleontologists had a wish list, it would almost certainly include insights into two particular p...
Published Nearly a hundred genes have been lost during the woolly mammoth's evolution - Nearly a Hundred Genes Lost During the Woolly Mammoth's Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study shows that 87 genes have been affected by deletions or short insertions during the cours...
Published Species losses on isolated Panamanian island show importance of habitat connectivity - Species Losses on Isolated Panamanian Island Show Importance of Habitat Connectivity
(via sciencedaily.com) Free from human disturbance for a century, an inland island in Central America has nevertheless lost...
Published Rapidly diversifying birds in Southeast Asia offer new insights into evolution - Rapidly Diversifying Birds in Southeast Asia Offer New Insights into Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) New findings from zoologists working with birds in Southeast Asia are shining fresh light on the con...
Published Where have all the birds gone? - Where Have All the Birds Gone?
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has revealed that over the last 20,000 to 50,000 years, birds have undergone a major ext...
Published Going up: Birds and mammals evolve faster if their home is rising - Going up: Birds and Mammals Evolve Faster if Their Home is Rising
(via sciencedaily.com) The rise and fall of Earth's land surface over the last three million years shaped the evolution of...