Close relatives of emperor penguins lived in NZ some 3 million years ago: What caused their extinction?
Three million years ago, an extinct relative of today's great penguins—emperors and kings—lived in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Three million years ago, an extinct relative of today's great penguins—emperors and kings—lived in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ecology
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About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior Seaway.
Paleontology & Fossils
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Plants & Animals
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Cell & Microbiology
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Social Sciences
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Every time a eukaryotic cell divides, it faces a monumental challenge: It must carefully duplicate and divide its genetic material (chromosomes) equally, and then rebuild the nuclear envelope around the separated halves. ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Earth Sciences
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Spring in Australia has arrived like a celebration. Magpies are warbling in the morning, wildflowers are bursting open across bushland, and the air is humming with life as tiny creatures have stirred back into action after ...
Plants & Animals
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As the weather starts to warm across the country, throngs of people will take to the great outdoors to bask in the sun, crack open a cold one and, inevitably, fire up the grill.
Social Sciences
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