New research questions the rate of climate change
Climate change may be occurring even faster than first thought.
Earth Sciences
Nov 8, 2018
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News tagged with ancient fossils
What teeth can tell about the lives and environments of ancient humans and Neanderthals
Increasing variation in the climate has been implicated as a possible factor in the evolution of our species (Homo sapiens) 300,000 years ago, as well as the more recent demise of our enigmatic evolutionary cousins, the Neanderthals.
Archaeology
Nov 1, 2018
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What would it mean to decolonise palaeontology? Here are some ideas
The call by students to "decolonise science" still rings in many South African academics' ears. But discussions about what t might entail, or even if it's necessary, are fraught.
Archaeology
Sep 12, 2018
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Ancient fossil fills a 75 million-year gap and rewrites lizard and snake history
Australia is famous for its many lizards and snakes, but where do they all come from?
Archaeology
May 31, 2018
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More light shines on Pleistocene extinction event with possible discovery of new genus of horse
A group of North American Pleistocene horses was previously identified as different species. Now, mitochondrial and partial nuclear genomic studies support the idea that there is only one species, which belongs to a new genus.
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2018
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Ten-year-old boy helps paleontologists discover ancient fish species
Paleontologists from the University of Alberta have discovered a never-before-seen species of fish in Colombia, with help from a young and curious tourist.
Archaeology
Feb 1, 2018
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When ancient fossil DNA isn't available, ancient glycans may help trace human evolution
Ancient DNA recovered from fossils is a valuable tool to study evolution and anthropology. Yet ancient fossil DNA from earlier geological ages has not been found yet in any part of Africa, where it's destroyed by extreme ...
Evolution
Sep 11, 2017
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Research sheds new light on 'world's oldest animal fossils'
A team of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered that ancient fossils, thought to be some of the world's earliest examples of animal remains, could in fact belong to other groups such as algae.
Paleontology & Fossils
May 3, 2017
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Ancient human ancestor was one tall dude, his footprints say
He stood a majestic 5-foot-5, weighed around 100 pounds and maybe had a harem. That's what scientists figure from the footprints he left behind some 3.7 million year ago.
Archaeology
Dec 14, 2016
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Flawed analysis casts doubt on years of evolutionary research
Years of research on the evolution of ancient life including the dinosaurs have been questioned after a fatal flaw in the way fossil data is analysed was exposed.
Evolution
Oct 25, 2016
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