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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 Plant-eating lizards on the cusp of tooth evolution - Plant-Eating Lizards on the Cusp of Tooth Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles,...
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 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 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 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 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 ...
Published Toothy grins from the past: Ancient birds replaced their teeth like living crocodilians - Toothy Grins from the Past: Ancient Birds Replaced Their Teeth Like Living Crocodilians
(via sciencedaily.com) The first 3D reconstructions of extinct Cretaceous birds reveal a reptilian tooth replacement patter...
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...
Published Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery - Pterosaur Discovery Solves Ancient Feather Mystery
(via sciencedaily.com) Palaeontologists have discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of di...
Published Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean - Research Reveals Human-Driven Changes to Distinctive Foraging Patterns in North Pacific Ocean
(via sciencedaily.com) The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years' worth of distinctive fo ...
Published Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution - Fight or Flight? How Birds are Helping to Reveal the Mysteries of Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) New research uncovers the negative link between flight-worthiness and fight-worthiness in birds. Evo...
Published Introduced birds are not replacing roles of human-caused extinct species - Introduced Birds Are Not Replacing Roles of Human-Caused Extinct Species
(via sciencedaily.com) Human-caused bird extinctions are driving losses of functional diversity on islands worldwide, and t...
Published Muscular wing-body junction improved Pterosaur flight performance - Muscular Wing-Body Junction Improved Pterosaur Flight Performance
(via sciencedaily.com) The flying reptiles known as pterosaurs are the closest relatives of dinosaurs and were the first ve...
Published Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others - Dinosaurs: The First to Take the Perspectives of Others
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality....
Published Extinct warbler's genome sequenced from museum specimens - Extinct Warbler's Genome Sequenced from Museum Specimens
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The Bachman's warbler, a songbird that was last seen in North America nearly 40 years ago, was a dis ...
Published Researcher uses mammal DNA to zoom into the human genome with unprecedented resolution - Researcher Uses Mammal DNA to Zoom into the Human Genome with Unprecedented Resolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have precisely identified base pairs of the human genome that remained consistent over mi...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...