Megalodon — a giant predatory shark that has inspired numerous documentaries, books, and blockbuster movies — likely went …
prehistory
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Scientists have sequenced 15 ancient DNA genomes spanning from Alaska to Patagonia and were able to track the …
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AnimalsArchaeology
310 Million-Year-Old Tiny Footprints Found in Grand Canyon
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHundreds of hikers each day pass by the fallen boulder along the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon …
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Humans
Study Confirms the Massive Scale of the Lowland Maya Civilization
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTulane University researchers, documenting the discovery of dozens of ancient lowland maya civilization cities in northern Guatemala through …
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Environment
Ancient Farmers Spared Us From Glaciers, But Profoundly Changed Earth’s Climate
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMillennia ago, ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and maize, potatoes and squash. They flooded fields to …
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Recently, scientists from China and the UK reported two Middle-Late Triassic entomofaunas, providing not only the earliest records …
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Animals
22,000-Year-Old Panda From Cave in China Belongs to Long-Lost Lineage
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers who’ve analyzed ancient mitochondrial (mt) DNA isolated from a 22,000-year-old panda found in Cizhutuo Cave in the …
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Environment
Plate Tectonics May Have Caused ‘Snowball Earth,’ Study Finds
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAbout 700 million years ago, the Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as …
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Archaeology
Scientists Find the First Bird Beak, Right Under Their Noses
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers have pieced together the three-dimensional skull of an iconic toothed bird that represents a pivotal moment in …
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Humans
Find Shows Early Humans Were in the Philippines 700,000 Years Ago
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew archaeological evidence shows that humans lived in the Philippines 709,000 years ago — hundreds of thousands of …