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Archaeology Dec 5, 2023

Hunting of straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals 125,000 years ago, finds study

Hunting the now extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) was widespread among Neanderthals, concludes a research team consisting of members of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Leibniz-Zentrum ...

Evolution Nov 30, 2023

Researchers reverse evolution of ancient glycopeptide antibiotics to gain insights for drug development

In today's medical landscape, antibiotics are pivotal in combating bacterial infections. These potent compounds, produced by bacteria and fungi, act as natural defenses against microbial attacks. A team of researchers delved ...

Evolution Nov 22, 2023

Colossal Biosciences finds a home for one extinct species

After years of working on bringing back one of the most popular extinct animals—the dodo—Colossal Biosciences has found a home for its bird in Mauritius in a new partnership with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation.

Paleontology & Fossils Nov 21, 2023

Skull shape can predict how extinct vultures fed on carrion

Variations in the skull shape of vultures have been found to coincide with the preferred method each species uses to feed on a carcass.

Archaeology Nov 20, 2023

Physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labor in prehistoric times

Prehistoric men hunted; prehistoric women gathered. At least this is the standard narrative written by and about men to the exclusion of women.

Space Exploration Nov 19, 2023

Progress in Starship test launch, but ship and booster explode

SpaceX on Saturday made progress in the second test launch of its mammoth Starship rocket, with the booster separating from the spaceship, but both then exploding shortly after over the ocean.

Molecular & Computational biology Nov 18, 2023

Jurassic Park: Why we're still struggling to realize it 30 years on

"Jurassic Park" is arguably the ultimate Hollywood blockbuster. Aside from the appeal of human-chomping dinosaurs, tense action sequences and ground-breaking cinematography, its release in 1993 was a movies-meet-science milestone.

Archaeology Nov 9, 2023

Archaeological skull fragments from Ukraine reveal early modern humans came from the East

How did our species, Homo sapiens, arrive in Western Europe? Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, our new study analyzes two skull fragments dating back between 37,000 and 36,000 years to conclude that our ancestors came ...

Evolution Oct 31, 2023

Project traces 60 million years of elephant evolution and how humans may be the species' undoing

In 2013, University of Michigan researcher Bill Sanders was invited to the Arabian Peninsula by an international team studying fossils and fossil sites in Abu Dhabi.

Plants & Animals Oct 31, 2023

Elephants: Earth's giant climate change canaries

In 2013, University of Michigan researcher Bill Sanders was invited to the Arabian Peninsula by an international team studying fossils and fossil sites in Abu Dhabi.

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