A new analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about how the shoulder evolved in animals—including us.
Evolution
Nov 1, 2023
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Salt is essential for life. As ancient civilizations evolved from hunters and gatherers to agrarian societies, it has not been clear how people acquired this mineral that is a biological necessity. However, an anthropologist ...
Archaeology
Oct 8, 2018
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The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all fish species. Scientists have long thought the explanation for this was intuitive—shallow ocean waters are warm and full of resources, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several institutions in Europe and Peru has found evidence of an ancient ziphiid (toothed beaked whale) that unlike its modern ancestors, hunted near the surface of the sea. In their ...
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and in Japan have used an ancient fish to reel in new insights about human biology and, in particular, how and why a widely used medication works to abort ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2022
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(Phys.org) —Even as the dinosaurs were becoming extinct 66 million years ago, the ancient ancestor of spiny-rayed fishes flourished, eventually giving rise to tens of thousands of species that can now be found in home aquariums ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2013
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Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and other civilizations would dress their warriors in scale armor, providing both protection and mobility. Now, ...
Materials Science
Jun 18, 2020
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Fuelled by Hollywood and its vision of Jaws, sharks conjure images of fearsome predators patrolling our seas in search of their next unfortunate victim. It is therefore hard to imagine sharks as relatively small, harmless ...
Archaeology
Sep 13, 2011
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University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have identified what they think is the ancestral trait that allowed for the evolution of air breathing in vertebrates. They will present their research at the 42nd annual meeting ...
Evolution
Oct 16, 2012
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(Phys.org) —Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) working on the New South Wales south coast have discovered a new species of ancient fish, after unearthing the largest fossilised lobe-finned fish skull ...
Archaeology
Mar 7, 2013
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