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Dinosaur Eggshells Help Paleontologists Determine Age of Fossil-Bearing Rocks
Scientists from Stellenbosch University and elsewhere have used advanced uranium-lead (U-Pb) dating and elemental mapping to measure trace amounts of uranium and lead inside the calcite of fossilized dinosaur eggshells found in the United…
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Reproductive biology and anatomy of ammonites
Bandel, K. Operculum and buccal mass of ammonites. In Cephalopods-present and past (eds Wiedmann, J. & Kullmann, J.) 653–678 (Schweizerbart, 1988).
Doguzhaeva, L. A., Mutvei, H.,…
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Secrets of the “Band of Holes” revealed
A groundbreaking study published in Antiquity has shed new light on the purpose of the enigmatic site known as the “Band of Holes” on Monte Sierpe in southern Peru.
The research, led by archaeologist Jacob L. Bongers and his team, argues that…
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Mayan sculpture depicting face of elderly man found in Sierra Papacal
Archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a sculpture depicting the face of an elderly man in the ejido of Sierra Papacal, Yucatán.
The sculpture was unearthed within the foundations of…
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From Deep Blue Mud, Unexpected Life Emerges
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The deep sea is a foreboding, almost impenetrable, place for us surface…
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Researchers Using Neanderthal DNA to Learn More About How Human Faces Develop and Evolve
University of Edinburgh scientist Hannah Long and colleagues show how a region of Neanderthal DNA is better at activating a jaw-forming gene than the human counterpart, revealing one potential reason for Neanderthal’s larger lower jaws.
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K2-18 b Revisited: Methane Persists, Biosignatures Do Not
What can sub-Neptune exoplanets teach astronomers about finding life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the…
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Scientists find evolutionary explanation for 'irrational' dread risk behavior
The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accidents with a dread risk response. This intense fear of the…
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How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture
Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t be said when we’re asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it’s 144).
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