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Published The ancestor of all modern birds probably had iridescent feathers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there:...
Published Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth - Humans Hastened the Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth
(via sciencedaily.com) New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasi...
Published Mammals put brawn before brains to survive post-dinosaur world - Mammals Prioritize Strength over Intelligence to Survive in a Post-Dinosaur World
(via sciencedaily.com) Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances on...
Published How placentas evolved in mammals - How Placentas Evolved in Mammals
(via sciencedaily.com) The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones...
Published Coevolution of mammals and their lice - Coevolution of Mammals and Their Lice: A Fascinating Relationship
(via sciencedaily.com) According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely started ou...
Published Fossil overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds - Fossil Overturns More Than a Century of Knowledge About the Origin of Modern Birds
(via sciencedaily.com) Fossilized fragments of a skeleton, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend...
Published Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight - Fossil Bird's Skull Reconstruction Reveals a Brain Made for Smelling and Eyes Made for Daylight
(via sciencedaily.com) Piecing together the crushed skull of a fossil bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs helped resear...
Published New fossil birds discovered near China’s Great Wall – one had a movable, sensitive 'chin' - New Fossil Birds Discovered Near China’s Great Wall – One Had a Movable, Sensitive 'Chin'
(via sciencedaily.com) Two new species of fossil birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have ben discovered near the Grea...
Published Apes may have evolved upright stature for leaves, not fruit, in open woodland habitats - Apes May Have Evolved Upright Stature for Leaves, Not Fruit, in Open Woodland Habitats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Anthropologists have long thought that our ape ancestors evolved an upright torso in order to pick f...
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 Researchers discover fossil of new species of pangolin in Europe - Researchers Discover Fossil of New Species of Pangolin in Europe
(via sciencedaily.com) Deeper analysis of fossils from one of Eastern Europe's most significant paleontological sites has l...
Published Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight - Archaeopteryx Fossil Provides Insights into the Origins of Flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Molting is thought to be unorganized in the first feathered dinosaurs because they had yet to evolve...
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 First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, ancient proteins confirm - First Australians Ate Giant Eggs of Huge Flightless Birds, Ancient Proteins Confirm
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists settle debate surrounding species that laid eggs exploited by early Australian people aro ...
Published First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-ye...
Published Giant lizards learnt to fly over millions of years - Giant Lizards Learnt to Fly Over Millions of Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Most detailed every study into how animals evolve to better suit their environments shows that ptero...
Published Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species - Henderson Island Fossils Reveal New Polynesian Sandpiper Species
(via sciencedaily.com) Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have reve ...
Published Forget mammoths: These researchers are exploring bringing back the extinct Christmas Island rat - Forget Mammoths: These Researchers are Exploring Bringing Back the Extinct Christmas Island Rat
(via sciencedaily.com) Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, mammoths 4,000 years ago, and the Christmas Island Rat...
Published Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals - Revealing the Genome of the Common Ancestor of All Mammals
(via sciencedaily.com) An international team has reconstructed the genome organization of the earliest common ancestor of a...