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Published These bones were made for walking



The genetic changes that made it possible for humans to walk upright have been uncovered in a study ...
Published For 400 years, Indigenous tribes buffered climate's impact on wildfires in the American Southwest - For 400 Years, Indigenous Tribes Buffered Climate's Impact on Wildfires in the American Southwest



Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new st...
Published Climate: Lessons from the latest global warming - Climate: Lessons from the Latest Global Warming


56 million years ago, the Earth experienced one of the largest and most rapid climate warming events...
Published Changing climate conditions likely facilitated early human migration to the Americas at key intervals, research suggests - Changing Climate Conditions Likely Facilitated Early Human Migration to the Americas at Key Intervals



Researchers have pinpointed two intervals when ice and ocean conditions would have been favorable to...
Published Increasing forest cover in the Eifel region 11,000 years ago resulted in the local loss of megafauna - Increasing Forest Cover in the Eifel Region 11,000 Years Ago Resulted in the Local Loss of Megafauna


Sediment cores obtained from Eifel maar sites provide insight into the presence of large Ice Age mam...
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 Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution - Extinction of Steam Locomotives Derails Assumptions About Biological Evolution


When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomot...
Published Impact of ancient earthquake revealed - Impact of Ancient Earthquake Revealed



By combining the scientific powerhouses of genetics and geology, researchers have identified a new a...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna



A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...
Published Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era



Fossils of a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived 66 million years...
Published Madagascar hippos were forest dwellers



Extinct dwarf hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than open grasslands prefer...
Published An unlikely hero in evolution: Worms



One of Earth's most consequential bursts of biodiversity -- a 30-million-year period of explosive ev...
Published Mighty floods of the Nile River during warmer and wetter climates



Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valle...
Published Ecosystem evolution in Africa - Ecosystem Evolution in Africa: Understanding the Past and Preparing for the Future



New research pushes back the oldest evidence of C4 grass-dominated habitats in Africa -- and globall...
Published New discovery of sunscreen-like chemicals in fossil plants reveals UV radiation played a part in mass extinction events - New Discovery of Sunscreen-Like Chemicals in Fossil Plants Reveals UV Radiation Played a Part in Mass Extinction Events


New research has uncovered that pollen preserved in 250 million year old rocks contain compounds tha...
Published Record low sea ice cover in the Antarctic - Record Low Sea Ice Cover in the Antarctic



There is currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time in the forty years since the begin...
Published A reconstruction of prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in North America - A Reconstruction of Prehistoric Temperatures for Some of the Oldest Archaeological Sites in North America


Scientists often look to the past for clues about how Earth's landscapes might shift under a changin...
Published Waxing and waning of environment influences hominin dispersals across ancient Iran - Waxing and Waning of Environment Influences Hominin Dispersals Across Ancient Iran


A world-first model of paleoclimate and hydrology in Iran has highlighted favourable routes for Nean...
Published Linking fossil climate proxies to living bacteria helps climate predictions - Linking Fossil Climate Proxies to Living Bacteria Helps Climate Predictions


Fossilized microbial skins can give us a glimpse of how the climate was in the deep geological past....
Published Neuroptera: Greater insect diversity in the Cretaceous period - Neuroptera: Greater Insect Diversity in the Cretaceous Period



An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 10...