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Published Insights into early snake evolution through brain analysis



Recent study sheds new light on the enigmatic early evolution of snakes by examining an unexpected s ...
Published Early mammals lived longer



What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? Pale ...
Published Fossil hotspots in Africa obscure a more complete picture of human evolution



A new study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived...
Published Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show



The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast -- dating back to the Early Cre ...
Published Early dinosaurs grew up fast, but they weren't the only ones



The earliest dinosaurs had rapid growth rates, but so did many of the other animals living alongside...
Published Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of Cattle in the Americas



Using ancient DNA, researchers have determined cattle were imported from Africa to the Americas much...
Published Scientists untangle interactions between the Earth's early life forms and the environment over 500 million years



The atmosphere, the ocean and life on Earth interacted over the past 500-plus million years in ways...
Published Earth's first plants likely to have been branched - Earth's First Plants Likely to Have Been Branched


A new discovery changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants. ABSTRACT: Earth's First Plant...
Published Unknown animals were leaving bird-like footprints in Late Triassic Southern Africa



Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according to a new...
Published Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years



Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans sur...
Published Sea level changes shaped early life on Earth, fossil study reveals



Shifts in the Earth's continental plates that drove long-term changes in sea level set the stage for...
Published Ancient genomes reveal immunity adaptation in early farmers - Ancient Genomes Reveal Immunity Adaptation in Early Farmers


Research has revealed that diversity in genes coding for immunity may have facilitated adaptation to...
Published Early Cretaceous shift in the global carbon cycle affected both land and sea - Early Cretaceous Shift in the Global Carbon Cycle Affected Both Land and Sea


Geologists doing fieldwork in southeastern Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation found carbon isotope evid...
Published Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos - Cave Excavation Pushes Back the Clock on Early Human Migration to Laos



Fifteen years of archaeological work in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos has yielded a reli...
Published Woolly mammoth movements tied to earliest Alaska hunting camps



Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth with the oldest known human...
Published AI provides more accurate analysis of prehistoric and modern animals, painting picture of ancient world



A new study of the remains of prehistoric and modern African antelopes found that AI technology accu...
Published Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis



A new study reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island o ...
Published Early forests did not significantly change the atmospheric CO2 - Early Forests Did Not Significantly Change the Atmospheric CO2



Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when f...
Published Fossil site is 'Rosetta Stone' for understanding early life - Fossil Site is 'Rosetta Stone' for Understanding Early Life


Leading edge technology has uncovered secrets about a world-renowned fossil hoard that could offer v...
Published Climate change likely impacted human populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age



Human populations in Neolithic Europe fluctuated with changing climates, according to a new study....