There’s a twist in the story of volcanism & mass extinctions, say CCNY researchers
Credit: Photo credit: B. Black and L.T. Elkins-Tanton An emerging scientific consensus is that gases--in particular carbon gases--released by volcanic ...
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Researchers virtually ‘unwind’ lithium battery for the first time
Credit: UCL, ILL, HZB An international team led by researchers at UCL has revealed new insights into the workings of ...
Nature study: First ancient DNA from West Africa illuminates the deep human past
A team of international researchers dug deep to find some of the oldest African DNA on record, in a new ...
Study reveals pre-Hispanic history, genetic changes among indigenous Mexican populations
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Ruben Mendoza, National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (LANGEBIO) - UGA, ...
Team led by NUS avian researcher discovered 10 new bird taxa in Wallacea
Understanding of Quaternary land connections and knowledge of historic collection gaps were crucial in identifying remote regions likely to harbor ...
Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa, 170,000 years ago
The discovery also points to food being shared and the use of wooden digging sticks to extract the plants from ...
Large scale feasts at ancient capital of Ulster drew crowds from across Iron Age Ireland
Study explores scale of human mobility through analysis of animal bonesCredit: Dr Richard Madgwick People transported animals over huge distances ...
Researchers analyze artifacts to better understand ancient dietary practices
Credit: Shanti Morell-Hart New research from anthropologists at McMaster University and California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), is shedding light ...
New cretaceous mammal provides evidence for separation of hearing and chewing modules
Credit: ZHAO Chuang A joint research team led by MAO Fangyuan from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) ...
Frankfurt archaeologists investigate ‘lost cities’ in Oman
Early career researcher Stephanie Döpper awarded funding by Gerda Henkel Foundation to study abandoned mud-brick settlements in OmanCredit: Stephanie Döpper ...
Researchers say animal-like embryos preceded animal appearance
Credit: NIGPAS Animals evolved from single-celled ancestors before diversifying into 30-40 distinct anatomical designs. When and how animal ancestors made ...
New finding on origin of avian predentary in Mesozoic birds
Credit: IVPP The predentary bone is one of the most enigmatic skeletal elements in avian evolution. Located at the tip ...
Early DNA lineages shed light on the diverse origins of the contemporary population
Early DNA lineages from Finland shed light on the diverse origins of the contemporary populationCredit: Stanislav Belskiy A new genetic ...
What felled the great Assyrian Empire? A Yale professor weighs in
Credit: The British Museum The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest ...
The genetic imprint of Palaeolithic has been detected in North African populations
They have identified a small genetic imprint of the inhabitants of the region in Palaeolithic times, thus ruling out the ...
Study reveals that humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago
Discovery of teeth in Manot Cave sheds light on a population known for its cultural contributions, Tel Aviv University researchers ...
Ground penetrating radar reveals why ancient Cambodian capital was moved to Angkor
Ancient spillway Cambodia reveals structure built for water storage failed and forced Cambodian Kings to relocate capitalCredit: Dr Ian Moffat, ...
Preserved pollen tells the history of floodplains
Credit: M.C. Ricker Many of us think about pollen only when allergy season is upon us. However, for soil scientists ...
Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria: Ötzi proves it
A study that was published today in Cell Host & Microbe explored for the first time the variation and evolution ...
A secret in saliva: Food and germs helped humans evolve into unique member of great apes
Researchers say human and primate saliva 'could be overlooked hotbeds of evolutionary activity'Credit: Photo: Stefan Ruhl BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Two ...
