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Paleontology & Fossils Jul 17, 2025

The first dinosaurs might have been bigger than expected

An ancient leg bone uncovered in Africa might provide a step forward in understanding how dinosaurs and their close relatives evolved.

Plants & Animals Jul 17, 2025

Museum study shows human impact on chipmunks and voles in Chicago

Three stories above the Field Museum's exhibits, rows and rows of taxidermied chipmunks filled a tray in the museum's mammal archives. Pointing to two of the oldest critters, mammalogist Stephanie Smith picked up the pair ...

Biotechnology Jul 17, 2025

Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers reported Wednesday.

Archaeology Jul 17, 2025

Neanderthals at two neighboring caves butchered same prey in different ways, suggesting local food traditions

Did Neanderthals have family recipes? A new study suggests that two groups of Neanderthals living in the caves of Amud and Kebara in northern Israel butchered their food in strikingly different ways, despite living close ...

Space Exploration Jul 16, 2025

Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur skeleton stole the show when ...

Paleontology & Fossils Jul 16, 2025

Fossil discovery reveals ancient giant marine reptile relied on stealth while hunting in darkness

A new study has uncovered evidence that a giant marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period used stealth to hunt its prey in deep or dark waters—much like owls on land today.

Biotechnology Jul 16, 2025

Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe

Fossils are invaluable archives of the past. They preserve details about living things from a few thousand to hundreds of millions of years ago.

Plants & Animals Jul 16, 2025

Flying with hands: The evolution of bat wings

The dream of flying has always fascinated humanity. In evolutionary history, the ability to fly has emerged independently only three times: in birds, pterosaurs, and, uniquely among mammals, in bats.

Agriculture Jul 15, 2025

Africans survived 10,000 years of climate changes by adapting food systems: Study offers lessons for modern times

Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide could wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that—navigate climate shocks like floods, heat waves, and failed harvests.

Paleontology & Fossils Jul 15, 2025

New genus and species of mole identified from fossil discovered at the Camp dels Ninots site

A team of researchers has identified and described Vulcanoscaptor ninoti ("the Camp dels Ninots volcano digger"), a previously unknown genus and species of Pliocene mole. The fossil was unearthed at the Camp dels Ninots paleontological ...

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