Fossils discovered by UNSW scientists in 3.48 billion year old hot spring deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have pushed back by 580 … Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48 billion-year-old Australian rocksRead more
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400,000-year-old fossil human cranium is oldest ever found in Portugal
A large international research team, directed by the Portuguese archaeologist João Zilhão and including Binghamton University anthropologist Rolf Quam, has found the oldest fossil human … 400,000-year-old fossil human cranium is oldest ever found in PortugalRead more
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280 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Origins of Chimaeroid Fishes
High-definition CT scans of the fossilized skull of a 280 million-year-old fish reveal the origin of chimaeras, a group of cartilaginous fish related to sharks. … 280 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Origins of Chimaeroid FishesRead more
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The marine creatures evolved over 530 million years ago during the Cambrian period
A team of scientists led by University of Toronto undergraduate student Joseph Moysiuk has finally determined what a bizarre group of extinct cone-shaped animals actually … The marine creatures evolved over 530 million years ago during the Cambrian periodRead more
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Oxygen levels were key to early animal evolution
It has long puzzled scientists why, after 3 billion years of nothing more complex than algae, complex animals suddenly started to appear on Earth. Now, … Oxygen levels were key to early animal evolutionRead more
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Ancient brain area controls eye movements
An ancient area of the midbrain of all vertebrates called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report … Ancient brain area controls eye movementsRead more
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Evolution of Darwin’s finches tracked at genetic level
Researchers are pinpointing the genes that lie behind the varied beaks of Darwin’s finches – the iconic birds whose facial variations have become a classic … Evolution of Darwin’s finches tracked at genetic levelRead more
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Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil
Fossils of an ancient creature resembling a shrimp with an armored head contain the oldest and best-preserved nervous system ever found, which could help scientists … Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old FossilRead more
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Human gut microbiome evolution
Westerners have a less-diverse gut microbiome compared to hunter-gatherers, but how and why these microbe collections diverged has largely remained a mystery. Now, researchers reporting … Human gut microbiome evolutionRead more
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Interbreeding in ancient human species
The discovery of yet another period of interbreeding between early humans and Neanderthals is adding to the growing sense that sexual encounters among different ancient … Interbreeding in ancient human speciesRead more