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Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs had limited impact on sharks and rays, major AI-driven study shows
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (264+ words) An AI-driven study using a massive global fossil dataset shows the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species image: Shark and ray diversity trend through time view more Credit: Dr Catalina Pimiento…...
An asteroid extinguished all the dinosaurs except for birds. Here's why
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (593+ words) These plumaged creatures tell the story of how birds evolved from dinosaurs. It was one of the grandest evolutionary transitions in the history of life: ferocious ground-living carnivores shrank their bodies, sheathed themselves in downy fluff, sprouted wings and took…...
Evolution didn't wait long after the dinosaurs died
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (726+ words) Marine ecosystems began recovering within just a few thousand years after the asteroid strike This artist's rendition depicts three forms of new plankton species (top left) and algae (middle left) that arose within a few thousand years after the Chicxulub…...
A 183-million-year-old black rock is broken open in Germany, and the golden sheen of this Jurassic fossil turns out to be something other than what everyone had believed for decades
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (936+ words) Home - Science - A 183-million-year-old black rock is broken open in Germany, and the golden sheen of this Jurassic fossil turns out to be something other than what everyone had believed for decades Crack open a slab of black shale in…...
A Lion-Sized Armadillo, Ancient Tortoises, and a Mastodon: The Texas Ice Age Discovery That Rewrites the Map
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (760+ words) According to John Moretti, the floor of Bender's Cave appeared to have been handled carelessly by an ancient museum. There are bones everywhere. They are A Lion-Sized Armadillo, Ancient Tortoises, and a Mastodon: The Texas Ice Age Discovery That Rewrites…...
New Ice Age species discovered in New Mexico caves
17+ hour, 32+ min ago (498+ words) An Albuquerque museum curator was part of a team that identified a new species related to the muskox" one that roamed thousands of years ago and found its final resting place in what's now known as Carlsbad Caverns. The fossils…...
The Only Mammal That Can Breathe Through Its Skin
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (530+ words) Home " News " The Only Mammal That Can Breathe Through Its Skin Hairy Frogs, scientifically known as Trichobatrachus robustus, are a species of Central African amphibians known for their strange ability to breathe through their skin. This adaptation makes them an…...
Mammal ancestors laid eggs, and this 250-million-year-old fossil finally proves it
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (521+ words) This fossil is the first confirmed egg ever found from a mammal ancestor. It finally answers a long-standing question about early mammal evolution. Did the ancestors of mammals lay eggs? Why These Ancient Eggs Were So Hard To Find The…...
Tracking Neanderthal Turtle Hunters
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (156+ words) A new analysis of turtle shell fragments unearthed at the Paleolithic site of Neumark-Nord in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt suggests Neanderthals regularly hunted the diminutive European pond turtle. A team led by archaeologist Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser from the Institute for…...
Scientists Uncover a Bird Fossil With Modern Features Far Earlier Than Previously Thought
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (362+ words) Hidden in ancient rock, a fossil is forcing researchers to take another look at how birds first emerged. A newly discovered bird fossil from China is changing what scientists thought they knew about when birds first took shape. The species,…...