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March 2, 2025
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Feb. 25, 2025 — New research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping Earth's surface and paving the way for complex life to flourish. By chemically analyzing crystals in ancient rocks, the researchers discovered that as ...
Feb. 17, 2025 — Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Fossil collectors in Florida have discovered an ancient sinkhole, now at the bottom of a river, which holds the remains of animals rarely seen in the state, including a type of giant armadillo, giant ...
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Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A research team has successfully developed a super-photostable organic dye after two years of dedicated research demonstrating perseverance akin to that of Marie Curie, who painstakingly extracted ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Although preventing all the consequences of climate change is now impossible, we can adopt policies to mitigate its impact. In a set of policy ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Researchers discovered evidence for human habitation of rainforests 150,000 years ago. This pushes back the oldest known evidence of humans in rainforests by more than double the previously known ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — It's not what you do, it's how readily you do it. Rapid evolutionary change might have more to do with how easily a key innovation can be gained or lost rather than with the innovation itself, ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. This journey ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A new study suggests that Neanderthals experienced a dramatic loss of genetic variation during the course of their evolution, foreshadowing their ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th and ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — The nailed heads ritual did not correspond to the same symbolic expression among the Iberian communities of the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, but rather a practice that differed in each ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading ...
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Feb. 24, 2025 — New analysis of ancient fossilized rocks known as stromatolites, preserved in southern Zimbabwe, suggests strong links to hydrothermal nutrient recycling, 'meaning that early life may in part ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more. This is shown in a study in which ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in ...
Feb. 17, 2025 — A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the 'dream' revelation of a new 30-million-year-old species of the ancient apex predatory carnivore, ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — The field of evolution examines how organisms adapt to their environments over generations, but what about the evolution of evolution ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Volatile organic compounds (VOC), usually associated with poor indoor air, were discovered in Finland in a borehole more than two kilometres deep. Previously, groundwater dating back tens of millions ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — An international research team has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in Central Europe. Signs of human remains from the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland being ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — New research, working toward ambient-pressure high-temperature superconductivity, brings us one step closer to finding superconductors that work in everyday conditions -- and potentially unlocking a ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. A research team has discovered an unexpected ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. Until ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Researchers have succeeded in cultivating an ultra-small bacterial strain parasitizing archaea and classified it as new species and genus of Minisyncoccus ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these conditions to the limits, ...
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Friday, February 14, 2025
- Research Reveals How Earth Got Its Ice Caps
- Does Planetary Evolution Favor Human-Like Life? Study Ups Odds We're Not Alone
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Evolution, Evolution, Evolution: How Evolution Got So Good at Evolving
- Birds Have Developed Complex Brains Independently from Mammals
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Outokumpu's Bedrock Reveals a Smelly Surprise
- Model of Antarctica's Water Enhances Sea Level Forecasts
- Evidence of Cannibalism 18,000 Years Ago
- New Study Unravels the History of the Largest Pastoral Population in Africa
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Physicists Hit Major Milestone in Advancing Superconductor Applications
- Anomaly in the Deep Sea
- Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion
- Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation
- Novel Bacteria Parasitizing Archaea
Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- How Life's Building Blocks Took Shape on Early Earth: The Limits of Membraneless Polyester Protocell Formation
- Whale Poop Contains Iron That May Have Helped Fertilize Past Oceans
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- The Early Roots of Carnival? Research Reveals Evidence of Seasonal Celebrations in Pre-Colonial Brazil
- Meteorite Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theories on Earth's Missing Elements
- Cretaceous Fossil from Antarctica Reveals Earliest Modern Bird
- Missing Link in Indo-European Languages' History Found
- Illuminating the Beginnings of Animal Development
Monday, February 3, 2025
- New Research on Ancient Life Found in Yellowstone Hot Springs
- Life-Bearing Water Arrived on Earth Later Rather Than Sooner
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Ancient DNA Analyses Bring to Life the 11,000-Year Intertwined Genomic History of Sheep and Humans
- Sharks and Rays Benefit from Global Warming, but Not from CO2 in the Oceans
- Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Oceanic Plate Between Arabian and Eurasian Continental Plates Is Breaking Away
- Exploring Mysteries of Asteroid Bennu
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Archaeologists Find 'lost' Site Depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
- How Tiny Algae Shaped the Evolution of Giant Clams
- Unveiling Japan's Geological History Through Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits
- Preserving Asian Horseshoe Crab Populations Through Targeted Conservation Strategies
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Study Points to South America -- Not Mexico -- As Birthplace of Irish Potato Famine Pathogen
- Evolution Without Sex: How Mites Have Survived for Millions of Years
- New Evidence Pushes Back Arrival of Early Hominins in Europe
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- New Tool Enables Phylogenomic Analyses of Entire Genomes
- New Twist in Mystery of Dinosaurs' Origin
- Rare Pterosaur Fossil Reveals Crocodilian Bite 76m Years Ago
- Plant's Name-Giving Feature Found to Be New Offspring-Ensuring Method
- Streamlining Genetic Analysis for Phylogenetic Studies
- Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Polyploidy: How Genome Duplication Shapes Adaptation
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Many Roads Lead To... the Embryo
- Fossil Discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers Identify Unique Bird Skull
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Research on Past Hurricanes Aims to Reduce Future Risk
- Three Million Years Ago, Our Ancestors Were Vegetarian
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Volcanic Eruption Caused Neolithic People to Sacrifice Unique 'sun Stones'
- Asteroid Impact Sulfur Release Less Lethal in Dinosaur Extinction
- Thawing Permafrost Threatens Up to Three Million People in Arctic Regions
- Speleothem and Ice Cores: Natural Climate Archives Offer New Insights Into the Climate History of Central Europe
- Pioneering Research Exposes Huge Loss of Glaciers in One of the Fastest-Warming Places on Earth
- East Asia Meets Europe in Lower Austria
- Early Humans Adapted to Harsh Conditions More Than a Million Years Ago
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- NASA Celebrates Edwin Hubble's Discovery of a New Universe
- Conquest of Asia and Europe by Snow Leopards During the Last Ice Ages Uncovered
- Coyote Genes May Show Urban Evolution at Work
- Protein Shapes Can Help Untangle Life's Ancient History
- Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centred on Women
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Friday, January 10, 2025
- New Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on the Early Evolution of Animal Nervous Systems
- Cleopatra's Sister Remains Missing
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Did Prehistoric Kangaroos Run out of Food?
- An Earful of Gill: Evolutionary Origin of the Mammalian Outer Ear
- The Extreme Teeth of Sabre-Toothed Predators Were 'optimal' For Biting Into Prey
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- When the Past Meets the Future: Innovative Drone Mapping Unlocks Secrets of Bronze Age 'mega Fortress' In the Caucasus
- Scorching Climate Drove Lampreys Apart During Cretaceous Period
- Discovery of 'Punk' And 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs
- Herbivore or Carnivore? A Toolbox for the Study of Extinct Reptiles
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- DNA Adds New Chapter to Indonesia's Layered Human History
- Dinosaurs Roamed the Northern Hemisphere Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought, According to New Analysis of the Oldest North American Fossils
- Earth's Air War: Explaining the Delayed Rise of Plants, Animals on Land
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Ice Patches on Beartooth Plateau Reveal How Ancient Landscape Differed from Today's
- Lead Pollution Likely Caused Widespread IQ Declines in Ancient Rome, New Study Finds
- New Strontium Isotope Map of Sub-Saharan Africa Is a Powerful Tool for Archaeology, Forensics, and Wildlife Conservation
- Hornwort Genomes Provide Clues on How Plants Conquered the Land
Friday, January 3, 2025
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Revealing a Key Mechanism of Rapid Centromere Evolution
- Ancient DNA Unlocks New Understanding of Migrations in the First Millennium AD
Friday, December 27, 2024
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Friday, December 20, 2024
- Water and Gruel -- Not Bread: Discovering the Diet of Early Neolithic Farmers in Scandinavia
- Dripstones Offer Insights Into Climate Dynamics in Europe
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- A Festive Flying Reptile Family Reunion 150 Million Years in the Making
- Researchers Identify a Mysterious Fossil Seed to Reveal New Chapters in Climate History of Los Angeles
- Chart of Life Extended by Nearly 1.5 Billion Years
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Massive Volcanic Eruptions Did Not Cause the Extinction of Dinosaurs
- Lost Score Revives Sound of Music and Voices from Centuries Past
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Prehistoric Rock in Japan Reveals Clues to Major Ocean Anoxic Event
- Fossil Predator Is the Oldest Known Animal With 'saber Teeth'