Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a …
fossils
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Science Unmasked
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Science Unmasked
A Cornucopia of Tiny, Bizarre Whales Used to Live in Australian Waters — Here’s One of Them
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAustralia is home to a unique bunch of native land mammals, such as koalas, wombats, and wallabies. These …
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Archaeology
Extinct Elephant Birds Were 3 Meters Tall and Weighed 700kg. Now, DNA From Fossil Eggshells Reveals How They Lived
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMadagascar’s extinct elephant birds — the largest birds ever to have lived — have captured the public’s interest …
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A “graveyard” of fossilized shark teeth was recently discovered by Australian scientists 3.1 miles (4-5 km) deep in …
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Scientists are constantly studying plants hoping to grow one with unique traits such as drought resistance. But some …
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Archaeology
Fossils Reveal Humans Were a Greater Threat Than Climate Change
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers from the University of Florida have pulled almost 100 fossils from a flooded cave in the Bahamas, …
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Have you ever wanted to go to the Kenyan desert and go on a hunt for fossils? Now, …
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Three fossils found in a lignite mine in southeastern Yunan Province, China, that are about 6.4 million years …
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A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in northern India comes from a newly discovered ape, the earliest known ancestor of …
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Environment
Amber Fossils Unlock True Color of 99-Million-Year-Old Insects
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNature is full of colors, from the radiant shine of a peacock’s feathers or the bright warning coloration …