Chinese paleontologists find new fossil link in bird evolution
Birds descended from theropod dinosaurs by the Late Jurassic, but our understanding of the earliest evolution of the Avialae, the ...
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Fossil spines reveal deep sea’s past
Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a ...
Unveiling the toll of fossil fuel combustion on children’s health and subsequent human capital loss
The impact of climate change and air pollution driven by fossil fuels poses a substantial and immediate threat to human ...
Toxic molds, fossil fuels, antibiotics linked to chemical intolerance: Survey
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 1, 2023) — What initiates chemical intolerance (CI)? In a newly released survey of thousands of U.S. adults, respondents most frequently cited exposures to biological sources, such as mold and ...
Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals ‘fossil treasure trove’
A new New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics paper out today describes the 266 fossil species as one of ...
Beautifully complete turtle fossil from 150 million years ago provides new insights into its environment
Beautifully complete turtle fossil from 150 million years ago provides new insights into its environment Credit: Peter Nickolaus, CC-BY 4.0 ...
Miocene period fossil forest of Wataria found in Japan
An exquisitely preserved fossil forest from Japan provides missing links and helps reconstruct a whole Eurasia plant from the late ...
New fossil flying reptile ‘Elvis’ takes flight
A new 145-million-year-old pterosaur (extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs) was named today by a team of British, ...
Discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil reveals astonishing secrets of tunicate origins
Karma Nanglu says his favorite animal is whichever one he’s working on. But his latest subject may hold first place status ...
UNF professor & Bureau of Land Management team discover ancient marine reptile fossil, publish ground-breaking evolutionary insight
University of North Florida faculty member Dr. Barry Albright is part of a research team led by the Bureau of ...
Brazilian fossil provides earliest evidence of evolutionary trait that enabled dinosaurs to become giants
The missing link has just been found between the earliest dinosaurs, whose size ranged from a few centimeters to at ...
These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, fossil evidence confirms
In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. While it was clearly ...
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study ...
Plants allocate enough carbon to underground mycorrhizal fungi equivalent to roughly one-third of carbon emitted yearly by fossil fuels
Mycorrhizal fungi have been supporting life on land for at least 450 million years by helping to supply plants with ...
Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre “screwdriver teeth” found in Morocco
Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged ...
Fossil pollen helps us understand changes in Asia´s ecosystem over the last 12,000 years
By using a unique set of data researchers at the University of Bergen show that vegetation change in Asia during ...
Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants
LAWRENCE — Cycads, a group of gymnosperms which can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant) were ...
Beaver fossil named after Buc-ee’s
A new species of ancient beaver that was rediscovered by researchers in The University of Texas at Austin’s fossil collections ...
Geothermal energy has potential to be cost-competitive with other renewables and fossil fuels
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Clean geothermal energy—the heat beneath our feet—has the potential to be cost competitive with other renewables and even fossil ...
Public acceptance of fossil fuel subsidy removal could be improved in developing countries
People might be more positive to the removal of fuel subsidies if told where the money would be spent instead. ...
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Important additional driver of insect decline identified: Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New study definitively confirms gulf stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Abdominal fat plays important role in remission of prediabetes
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New rooms discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid