Paleodietary studies of the fossil record are impeded by a lack of reliable and unequivocal tracers. Scientists from the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, the MPI for Chemistry and the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) ...
Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 17, 2020
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One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers—something that most other insects cannot do—signaling an evolution in how they have learned to work together.
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2020
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Imagine taking a hike through a forest or a stroll through a zoo and not a sound fills the air, other than the occasional chirp from a cricket. No birds singing, no tigers roaring, no monkeys chattering, and no human voices, ...
Evolution
Jan 17, 2020
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A new study says that the planet's wildlife is increasingly under the boot of humanity.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2020
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A second ancient lungfish has been discovered in Africa, adding another piece to the jigsaw of evolving aquatic life forms more than 400 million years ago.
Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 19, 2019
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New fossil data show that our fishy ancestors may have risen to dominance by becoming predators of their ancient jawless cousins.
Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 18, 2019
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An Australian research team say they have come up with a "lifespan clock" which provides accurate maximum age estimates for vertebrates, a key variable in the study of both living and extinct animals.
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2019
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Some 250 million years ago, simultaneous mass extinctions of marine and terrestrial life occurred in an event known as the End-Permian. Or so scientists believed.
Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 12, 2019
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New research from a cross-organisational consortium in the Amazon has found indigenous knowledge to be as accurate as scientific transect monitoring.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2019
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Lamprey are blood-sucking vampire-like fish that attach to and eventually kill game fish, making them the bane of many a fisherman's existence. Like something out of a horror film, these parasites use radial rows of sharp ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2019
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