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Published Discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil reveals astonishing secrets of tunicate origins
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers describe a 500 million-year-old tunicate fossil species. The study suggests that the mod ...
Published 3,500-year-old Mycenaean armor was suitable for extended battle
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A 3,500-year-old suit of Mycenaean armour may have been used in battle -- and not just for ceremonia ...
Published Scientists discover 36-million-year geological cycle that drives biodiversity
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Movement in the Earth's tectonic plates indirectly triggers bursts of biodiversity in 36 million-yea...
Published Geoscientists map changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide over past 66 million years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international consortium of geoscientists has reconstructed atmosphereric levels of carbon dioxid...
Published Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine inverte ...
Published Sharks have depleted functional diversity compared to the last 66 million years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has found that sharks retained high levels of functional diversity for most of the last...
Published Life on Earth didn't arise as described in textbooks
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source No, oxygen didn't catalyze the swift blossoming of Earth's first multicellular organisms. The result...
Published Fossil feces infested with parasites from over 200 million years ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 m...
Published Ancient people hunted extinct elephants at Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile 12,000 years ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers returned regularly to Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile to hu ...
Published Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years - Fossil Discovery in Storeroom Cupboard Shifts Origin of Modern Lizard Back 35 Million Years
(via sciencedaily.com) A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern l...
Published Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, revealing a time capsule of plant life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source For the first time, a group of researchers have successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year ...
Published No bones about it: 100-million-year-old bones reveal new species of pterosaur
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has identified 100-million-year-old fossilized bones discovered in western Queensland a ...
Published Scientists untangle interactions between the Earth's early life forms and the environment over 500 million years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The atmosphere, the ocean and life on Earth interacted over the past 500-plus million years in ways ...
Published The evolution of photosynthesis better documented thanks to the discovery of the oldest thylakoids in fossil cyanobacteria
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have identified microstructures in fossil cells that are 1.75 billion years old. These s ...
Published Florida fossil porcupine solves a prickly dilemma 10-million years in the making
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An exceptionally rare fossilized porcupine skeleton discovered in Florida has allowed researchers to...
Published Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans sur...
Published Evidence for butchery of giant armadillo-like mammals in Argentina 21,000 years ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting large mammals in Argentina more than 20,...
Published Study reveals average age at conception for men versus women over past 250,000 years - Study Reveals Average Age at Conception for Men Versus Women Over Past 250,000 Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Using a new method based upon comparing DNA mutation rates between parents and offspring, evolutiona...
Published South Africa, India and Australia shared similar volcanic activity 3.5 billion years ago - South Africa, India and Australia Shared Similar Volcanic Activity 3.5 Billion Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The Daitari greenstone belt shares a similar geologic make-up when compared to the greenstones expos...
Published 360-million-year-old Irish fossil provides oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood - 360-Million-Year-Old Irish Fossil Provides Oldest Evidence of Plant Self-Defense in Wood
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered the oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood in a 360-million-year-o ...