The protomammal stalking a dying world
The Protomammal’s Survival Saga: Navigating a Dying World , About 250 million years ago, widespread volcanic eruptions changed the earth’s atmosphere and thus its climate, ushering in the “Great Dying”,…
What chicken feet say about dinosaurs
Decoding Dinosaurs: Insights from Chicken Feet Most breeds of hens move around barefoot, without feathers on their claws. But a new study has discovered a simple genetic method to reverse…
The lost genes show how woolly mammoths evolved
Scientists are working to bring back a woolly mammoth-like species to roam Earth’s tundra. A study published last year, however, complicates these efforts. Researchers from the Center for Paleogenetics in…
What can plant-eating dinosaurs teach us?
Plant-Eating Dinosaurs: Lessons in Dietary Habits and Adaptations ,Some dinosaurs ate smaller lizards, eggs, or even early mammals. Others hunted other dinosaurs as prey, or dig up the remains of…
A new dinosaur joins a famous but little-understood family
New Dinosaur Joins Famous and Enigmatic Family A new carnivore-like dinosaur discovered in Spain helps tell the story of a little-understood, semi-aquatic family of carnivores that probably originated in Europe,…
A palm-sized sea creature has been declared the world’s oldest animal
World’s Oldest Animal Discovered: Meet the Palm-Sized Sea Creature ,Scientists have long believed that the humble sea sponge, an animal that feeds by filtering water through itself, formed the oldest…
7 things you may not know about Charles Darwin
This article was originally published on November 1, 2021. When you hear the name Charles Darwin, what do you imagine? Let’s start with the most famous –the theory of evolution—…