Sharp size reduction in dinosaurs that changed diet to termites
Dinosaurs were generally huge, but a new study of the unusual alvarezsaurs show that they reduced in size about 100 million years ago when they became specialized ant-eaters.
Dinosaurs were generally huge, but a new study of the unusual alvarezsaurs show that they reduced in size about 100 million years ago when they became specialized ant-eaters.
Evolution
Jul 6, 2021
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A new study has found baby coral reef fishes can outpace all other baby fishes in the ocean.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2021
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New statistics published on infants in care proceedings reveal that the number of cases has continued to grow in England and Wales in recent years. The research, carried out by the Family Justice Data Partnership based at ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2021
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When the first baby is born off-Earth, it will be a milestone as momentous as humanity's first steps out of Africa. Such a birth would mark the beginning of a multi–planet civilization for the human species.
Space Exploration
May 21, 2021
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A lack of in-person interactions is a primary driver for older people to use social media, which differs from how younger people use it to establish and maintain relationships, according to a first of its kind study of older ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2021
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There are a few common identity milestones that transgender, or trans, people experience across their lives.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2021
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After hatching in spring, baby birds sometimes end up on the ground, but that doesn't necessarily mean they need help.
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2021
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Astronomers found a number of baby stars hiding around the center of the Milky Way using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Previous studies had suggested that the environment there is too harsh to form ...
Astronomy
Mar 29, 2021
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Research led by Queen's University Belfast has found that the risk of extinction among amphibians—the most endangered animals on the planet—increases for species of smaller body size as their females produce fewer babies ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2021
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The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive, a group of scientists has found.
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2021
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