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Published Mammoths, meet the metaverse - Mammoths, Meet the Metaverse: How Virtual Reality is Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Paleontologists from La Brea Tar Pits develop a whole herd of scientifically accurate extinct animal...
Published Climatic variability might not drive evolutionary change as much as previously thought - Climatic Variability Might Not Drive Evolutionary Change as Much as Previously Thought
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study combining records of climate change during the last 3.5 million years with fossil eviden ...
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 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 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 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 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 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 Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles - Fossils Reveal the Long-Term Relationship Between Feathered Dinosaurs and Feather-Feeding Beetles
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million y...
Published How the 'marsupial sabertooth' thylacosmilus saw its world - How the 'Marsupial Sabertooth' Thylacosmilus Saw Its World
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study investigates how an extinct, carnivorous marsupial relative with canines so large they e...
Published Starting small and simple -- key to success for evolution of mammals - Starting Small and Simple: The Key to Success for the Evolution of Mammals
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The ancestors of modern mammals managed to evolve into one of the most successful animal lineages --...
Published New research redefines mammalian tree of life - New Research Redefines Mammalian Tree of Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists from around the globe are using the largest mammalian genomic dataset in history to deter...
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 New research reveals extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future - New Research Predicts Extreme Heat Could Eradicate Humans and Mammals in the Distant Future
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction, akin to when the...
Published Genome of Steller’s sea cow decoded - Genome of Steller's Sea Cow Decoded: A Breakthrough in Marine Biology
(via sciencedaily.com) During the Ice Age, giant mammals such as mammoths, sabre-toothed cats and woolly rhinoceroses once...
Published New fossil reveals origin of arthropod breathing system - New Fossil Reveals Origin of Arthropod Breathing System
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods. ABSTRACT: Ne...
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...