The efficient architecture of our joints, which allows our skeletons to be flexible and sturdy, originated among our most ancient jawed fish ancestors, according to a study published February 25 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Neelima…
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Pygmaclypeatus daziensis, a unique lower Cambrian arthropod with two different compound eye systems
Schoenemann, B. & Clarkson, E. N. K. At first sight–functional analysis of lower Cambrian eye systems. Palaeontogr. A 297, 123–149 (2012).
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Vannier, J. & Chen, J. Y. The Early…
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LTT 9779 b: A Window into Extreme Exoplanetary Weather
What can an extremely hot Neptune-sized exoplanet teach scientists about exoplanetary weather? This is what a recent study published Nature Astronomy hopes to address as an international team of researchers…
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Giant Flying Squirrels Once Lived in North America
Paleontologists have found the 4.9-million-year-old (Early Pliocene) fossilized remains of the extinct flying squirrel Miopetaurista webbi in Tennessee, the United States. The occurrence of the genus Miopetaurista in eastern North America is…
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Medieval church discovered beneath Eschwege car park
Construction works to transform a former car park into a public space has revealed the remains of a medieval church.
Situated near the Nikolaiturm in Eschwege, Germany, the structure’s massive hewn limestone foundations suggest it once covered…
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Water-Rich Iron Mineral May Be Main Culprit behind Mars’ Red Color
Called ferrihydrite, this iron mineral formed during a cold, wet period on early Mars under oxidative conditions, followed by a transition to the current hyper-arid environment.
This image from Mars Express’ High Resolution Stereo Camera…
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Archaeologists reveal a 3,000-year-old gold processing complex
Archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) have completed a two-year project to uncover a 3,000-year-old gold processing complex at Jabal Sukari, southwest of Marsa Alam City in Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate.
The project, carried…
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How Mars’ Red Color Rewrites Its Water History
What can Mars’ red hue that’s been observed for thousands of years teach us about when water existed on its surface potentially millions, or even billions, of years ago? This is what a recent study…
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Early Mars Was Home to Sun-Soaked, Sandy Beaches, New Study Suggests
Using data gathered by China’s Zhurong rover, planetary researchers have identified hidden layers of rock under the Martian surface that strongly suggest the presence of an ancient northern ocean.
A panoramic photo taken by China’s Zhurong…
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A new book chronicles the science of life in the air
Air-Borne
Carl Zimmer
Dutton, $32On March 10, 2020, 61 choir members rehearsed in a church hall in Skagit County, Wash. As they sang, a microscopic germ wafted through the air. Before the month’s end, 58 members were…
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