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Massive fangs and a death crush: How a 370 million year old tetrapod hunted and killed

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Charles Darwin, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Fish, Fossils, Invasive Species, Nature, Origin of Life

The habits of a needle-toothed tetrapod which lived more than 370 million years ago have filled in a piece of the evolutionary puzzle after an international team of palaeontologists pieced together fossilized skeletons and found unusual characteristics such as a crocodile-like skull with high positioned eyes would have been used to 'keep an eye' on prey before it used its slender needle-like teeth and elastic jaw to snatch its kill and crush it to death.

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Why are bald eagles such great gliders? It's all in the wrist

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Bird Flu Research, Birds, Charles Darwin, Early Birds, Environmental Awareness, Evolution, Nature, Rainforests, Weather

Birds come in an astounding array of shapes and colors. New research helps explain why bird species with similar flight styles or body sizes don't have consistent wing shapes. Bird species tend to reshape the range of motion of their wings — rather than wing shape or size itself — as they evolve new ways of flying.

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Original location of Bayeux Tapestry finally solved

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Evolution, Paleontology

Study provides new insights into how the Tapestry was made to be displayed, how this affected its design, and the artwork's significance ahead of its loan to the UK.

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Earliest well-preserved tetrapod may never have left the water

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Ancient DNA, Drought, Drought Research, Environmental Issues, Evolution, Fish, Fossils, Water, Wild Animals

Superbly preserved fossils from Russia cast new and surprising light on one of the earliest tetrapods — the group of animals that made the evolutionary transition from water to land and ultimately became the ancestors not just of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, but of ourselves.

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Heuneburg early Celts across classes may have drunk Mediterranean wine in local ceramics

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Anthropology, Cultures, Early Birds, Early Climate, Early Humans, Early Mammals, Evolution, Human Evolution

Early Celts from the Heuneburg settlement may have enjoyed Mediterranean wine well before they began importing Mediterranean drinking vessels — and this special drink may have been available to all in the community, according to a new study.

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Researchers identify the sex of skeletons based on elbow features

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Ancient DNA, Anthropology, Archaeology, Erectile Dysfunction, Evolution, Forensics, Personalized Medicine, Sexual Health

In an effort to help identify skeletal remains of Thai descent, researchers have found that examining the distal humerus (elbow) bone is superior to previous techniques that were developed for identifying sex in a non-Asian population.

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New data on the evolution of plants and origin of species

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Botany, Charles Darwin, Endangered Plants, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Human Evolution, Nature, Origin of Life

There are over 500,000 plant species in the world today. They all evolved from a common ancestor. How this leap in biodiversity happened is still unclear. Researchers now present the results of a unique project on the evolution of plants. Using genetic data from 1,147 species the team created the most comprehensive evolutionary tree for green plants to date.

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Building blocks of all life gain new understanding

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry Research, Biology, Biotechnology, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Fossils, Genetics, Origin of Life

New research on an enzyme that is essential for photosynthesis and all life on earth has uncovered a key finding in its structure which reveals how light can interact with matter to make an essential pigment for life.

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New species take longer to arise in the Amazon

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Early Birds, Ecology, Evolution, Exotic Species, Extinction, Fossils, Nature, New Species, Rainforests

Amazonia is home to the greatest number of species on earth, many now threatened, but a new study hammers home Amazonia's importance, showing that it is not only a place with many species, but one where it has taken an exceptionally long time for new species to form.

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Catastrophic events carry forests of trees thousands of miles to a burial at sea

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Air Quality, Climate, Early Climate, Evolution, Forest, Fossils, Global Warming, Origin of Life

While studying sediments in the Bay of Bengal, an international team finds evidence dating back millions of years that catastrophic events likely toppled fresh trees from their mountain homes on a long journey to the deep sea. The discovery may add to models of the Earth's carbon cycle.

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