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Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration

Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds in the fossil record, may provide new insight into the evolution of today's diverse Southeast Asian and Australian rainforests, according to ...

Researchers uncover 500 million-year-old mollusk ancestor

A team of researchers including scientists from the University of Oxford have made an astonishing discovery of a new species of mollusk that lived 500 million years ago. The new fossil, called Shishania aculeata, reveals ...

New insights into one of Europe's oldest dinosaurs

A comprehensive new description of Plateosaurus trossingensis provides valuable information on the evolution, lifestyle and family tree of early dinosaurs. During this analysis, bone injuries were discovered, which paleontologists ...

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Scientists assess how large dinosaurs could really get
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Paleontology & Fossils
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New fossil snake species provides insight into reptile social behavior and development
Paleontology & Fossils
Stegosaurus fossil fetches nearly $45M, setting record for dinosaur auctions
Ecology
Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity
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Evidence for butchery of giant armadillo-like mammals in Argentina 21,000 years ago
Paleontology & Fossils
Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul
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Paleontology & Fossils
3D genome extracted from 'freeze-dried' woolly mammoth
Evolution
New geological dating techniques place first European hominins in Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago
Molecular & Computational biology
First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin
Paleontology & Fossils
Stegosaurus skeleton to fetch millions at New York auction
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Achieving quantum memory in the notoriously difficult X-ray range
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Researchers discover new material for optically-controlled magnetic memory
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Hubble spotlights a supernova
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Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models
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How do butterflies stick to branches during metamorphosis?
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New technology uses light to engrave erasable 3D images
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3D laser printing with bioinks from microalgae
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New insights on animals in the African past

In order to understand foodways and subsistence strategies of humans in the past, as well as distributions of ancient animal species, it is critical for archaeologists to accurately identify animal taxa in archaeological ...

Microscopic fossils record ancient climate conditions

Fifty-six million years ago, as the Earth's climate warmed by five to eight degrees C, new land mammals evolved, tropical forests expanded, giant insects and reptiles appeared and the chemistry of the ocean changed. Through ...

Plant-microbe homeostasis: A delicate balancing act

Plants grown in soil are colonized by diverse microbes collectively known as the plant microbiota, which is essential for optimal plant growth in nature and protects the plant host from the harmful effects of pathogenic microorganisms ...

New species formed when the Mediterranean dried up

A new study may have uncovered why wall lizards have become the most successful reptile in the Mediterranean region. The results reveal how drastic changes in sea levels and climate 6 million years ago affected species formation ...