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Published Woolly mammoth movements tied to earliest Alaska hunting camps
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth with the oldest known human ...
Published How did humans learn to walk? New evolutionary study offers an earful
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study, which centers on evidence from skulls of a 6-million-year-old fossil ape, Lufengpithecu ...
Published Panama Canal expansion rewrites history of world's most ecologically diverse bats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a new study, paleontologists describe the oldest-known leaf-nosed bat fossils, which were found a...
Published Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Geologists have reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quar...
Published A new species of extinct crocodile relative rewrites life on the Triassic coastline
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret For...
Published To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears, researchers say
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Archeologists say new findings might help resolve the debate about Clovis points and reshape how we...
Published Largest diversity study of 'magic mushrooms' investigates the evolution of psychoactive psilocybin production
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced. P...
Published The extinction of the giant ape: Long-standing mystery solved
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The largest ever primate Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct when other Asian great apes were thrivi...
Published Ecosystem evolution in Africa - Ecosystem Evolution in Africa: Understanding the Past and Preparing for the Future
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source 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
(via sciencedaily.com) New research has uncovered that pollen preserved in 250 million year old rocks contain compounds tha ...
Published Prehistoric sea monster may have been shorter, stouter, than once believed - Prehistoric Sea Monster May Have Been Shorter, Stouter, Than Once Believed
(via sciencedaily.com) A big fish story? Maybe so: The greatest sea monster of the Devonian Period (Dunkleosteus terrelli)...
Published Malformed seashells, ancient sediment provide clues about Earth's past - Malformed Seashells and Ancient Sediment: A Window into Earth's Past
(via sciencedaily.com) Shrunken seashells and unusually dark sediment cores have helped geoscientists better understand the...
Published Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution - Extinction of Steam Locomotives Derails Assumptions About Biological Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomot...
Published New details of Tully monster revealed - New Details of Tully Monster Revealed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source For more than half a century, the Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium), an enigmatic animal that...
Published Clues about the Northeast's past and future climate from plant fossils - Clues about the Northeast's Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils
(via sciencedaily.com) A team of researchers is working to understand the details of the climate for the eastern portion of...
Published Paleontologists flip the script on anemone fossils - Paleontologists Flip the Script on Anemone Fossils
(via sciencedaily.com) Billions of sea anemones adorn the bottom of the Earth's oceans -- yet they are among the rarest of...
Published Neuroptera: Greater insect diversity in the Cretaceous period - Neuroptera: Greater Insect Diversity in the Cretaceous Period
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 10...
Published These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, fossil evidence confirms - These Long-Necked Reptiles Were Decapitated by Their Predators, Fossil Evidence Confirms
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. W...
Published Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations - Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing foss...
Published Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat - Dinosaur Teeth Reveal What They Didn't Eat
(via sciencedaily.com) Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. Dental microwear texture analysis (DM...