One of the biggest questions in evolution is when and how major groups of animals first evolved. The rise of tetrapods (all limbed vertebrates) from their fish relatives marks one of the most important evolutionary events ...
Evolution
Aug 23, 2021
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Ancient animal tracks dated almost two-million years old have been unearthed accidentally by Heriot-Watt University scientists from the Lyell Center in Edinburgh.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 23, 2021
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New research by the University of New England's Palaeoscience Research Centre suggests juvenile tyrannosaurs were slenderer and relatively faster for their body size compared to their multi-tonne parents.
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 22, 2021
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China's surprise pledge to slash its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with cautious applause, but fresh spending on coal to rev up a virus-hit economy threatens to nullify its audacious bid to lead the world into ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2020
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Fossil footprints discovered nearly 80 years ago in a sandstone quarry at Berowra have been identified as the traces of a four-legged animal swimming in a river nearly a quarter of a billion years ago.
Archaeology
May 13, 2020
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"Good intentions" do not generally produce "good results." This wisdom also applies to establishing coherent environmental policies. Without proper oversight and planning, environmental policies can lead to unintended and ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2020
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During the Middle Jurassic Period, the Isle of Skye in Scotland was home to a thriving community of dinosaurs that stomped across the ancient coastline, according to a study published March 11, 2020 in the open-access journal ...
Archaeology
Mar 11, 2020
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The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after more than a half a century.
Archaeology
Feb 17, 2020
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Invisible footprints hiding since the end of the last ice age—and what lies beneath them—have been discovered by Cornell University researchers using a special type of radar in a novel way.
Archaeology
Nov 11, 2019
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put the first human footprint on the moon. But when did animals leave the first footprint on Earth?
Archaeology
Jun 6, 2018
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