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Appreciating the Irreducible Complexity of the Human Foot
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (379+ words) Editor's note: We are delighted to welcome the new book by award-winning British engineer and designer Stuart Burgess,Ultimate Engineering: An Engineer Investigates the Biomechanics of the Human Body(Discovery Institute Press),with an excerpt from Chapter 1. There is a…...
The odd ways mammals descend trees and what it means for primate evolution
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (769+ words) Mammals descend trees in different ways, and primates stand apart. (CREDIT: Andrew Mercer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0) A new comparative analysis of tree-dwelling mammals, published in eLife, examined how animals move down vertical supports such as trunks and vines. The…...
Early Homo Reached Jordan Valley by at Least 1.9 Million Years Ago | Sci.News
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (542+ words) New research recalibrates the age of the Jordan Valley's Ubeidiya Formation to nearly two million years, putting it on par with the famous site of Dmanisi in Georgia. This could mark a pivotal moment in human evolution " evidence that early…...
15 Deadliest Marine Dinosaurs that Roamed Prehistoric Seas
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (710+ words) Home " Wildlife " 15 Deadliest Marine Dinosaurs that Roamed Prehistoric Seas Famed for its long neck and small head, Plesiosaurus was a highly efficient hunter. Though not as large as some marine reptiles, its voracious appetite and ability to ambush prey from…...
250-Million-Year-Old Triassic Fossils Reveal a Rapid Global Marine Rebound After Mass Extinction
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (468+ words) Learn how Triassic marine amphibian fossils from the Kimberley region in Australia reveal rapid global dispersal after the end-Permian mass extinction. The study, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, revisits 250-million-year-old remains from the Kimberley region of northwestern Australia....
Paleontologists Solve a Prehistoric Murder Mystery
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (339+ words) Usually when paleontologists unearth dinosaur bones they don't have any idea what led to their ultimate demise. But a fossil from the duck-billed Edmontosaurus recovered from Montana's Hell Creek Formation in 2005 contained a pretty conspicuous clue'a sharp tooth buried in…...
Primates’ Climbing Techniques May Have Helped Shape Their Evolutionary Success
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (653+ words) Learn about the different ways mammals descended from trees and what this can tell us about early primate evolution. You might find the lemur mongoose in Madagascar and the raccoon in the deciduous forests of North America, but they have…...
The World’s Largest Flightless Bird Was Even Bigger Than an Ostrich
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (568+ words) Home " News " The World's Largest Flightless Bird Was Even Bigger Than an Ostrich Imagine a bird so large that it dwarfs even the mighty ostrich, the present-day titan of flightless birds. Meet the Aepyornis, commonly known as the elephant bird,…...
The Animal That Hasn’t Evolved in 300 Million Years
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (921+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
Randall Munroe’s XKCD 'Early Arthropods"
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (45+ words) via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Tech Field Day Events Most Read on the Boulevard Enter the destination URL…...