Paleontology

Credit: Laura Schreuder Little is currently known about how early humans first used fire. That will now change thanks to a new proxy, a measurable substance that can be used to demonstrate forest fires in a distant past. The proxy is…

A new view on past climate changeCredit: A. Stuhr, GEOMAR. The climate history of the earth is marked by periodic changes that are usually ascribed to the solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth. This insolation is not constant…

Archeologists once relied solely on artifacts, such as skeletal remains, fossils and pottery sherds, to learn about past species and cultures. Today's scientists can also study ancient proteins to paint a more complete picture of the…

Credit: The University of Manchester The evolutionary use of colour for mammal's survival in the wild is evident from, red foxes, to zebras. Today an international team, led by researchers from The University of Manchester, publish…

X-rays reveal an extinct mouse was dressed in brown to reddish fur on its back and sides and had a tiny white tummyCredit: Gregory Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, CA - Researchers have for the first time detected…

Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When the bones of an ancient heron were unearthed at a North Florida fossil site, the find wasn't made by researchers but by two Florida Museum of Natural…

Detailed study of taxa supports intentional maintenance of fish habitat for foodCredit: Prestes-Carneiro et al., 2019 A network of fish ponds supported a permanent human settlement in the seasonal drylands of Bolivia more than…

CT scan of 30-million-year-old fossil indicates echolocation evolved more than onceCredit: Rachel Racicot/Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University paleontologists are looking into the evolutionary origins of the whistles and squeaks…

UNLV geoscientist, student among international research team behind discovery of ancient monkey species that lived in Africa 22 million years agoCredit: Terry Spell/UNLV Researchers have used fossilized teeth found near Lake Turkana in…

Using multiple methods of analysis, researchers have identified the movements of a group of humans as they explored an Italian cave system during the late Stone AgeCredit: MUSE - Isabella Salvador and Filippo Menolli Evidence…