Paleo in the News

How the hidden lives of dinosaurs are being revealed by new technology

New Scientist - Tue, 09/10/2024 - 11:00
From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries of the lifestyles of dinosaurs
Categories: Fossils

Watch eels escape from the stomachs of fish after being swallowed

New Scientist - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 11:00
X-ray videos of Japanese eels swallowed whole by dark sleeper fish have revealed how the eels can make a daring escape from being digested
Categories: Fossils

Endangered wombat's rare encounter with echidna caught on camera

New Scientist - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 10:33
A camera trap at an Australian nature refuge has captured a boisterous interaction between a northern hairy-nosed wombat and an echidna
Categories: Fossils

'Some pterosaurs would flap, others would soar' -- new study further confirms the flight capability of these giants of the skies

Science Daily - Paleontology - Fri, 09/06/2024 - 13:17
Some species of pterosaurs flew by flapping their wings while others soared like vultures, demonstrates a new study. Findings include a new pterosaur with a five-meter wingspan, which is one of the most complete pterosaurs ever recovered from Afro-Arabia.
Categories: Fossils

'Some pterosaurs would flap, others would soar' -- new study further confirms the flight capability of these giants of the skies

Science Daily - Fossils - Fri, 09/06/2024 - 13:17
Some species of pterosaurs flew by flapping their wings while others soared like vultures, demonstrates a new study. Findings include a new pterosaur with a five-meter wingspan, which is one of the most complete pterosaurs ever recovered from Afro-Arabia.
Categories: Fossils

Sharks leap out of the water more often than you might think

New Scientist - Fri, 09/06/2024 - 12:00
Breaching is a common behaviour in a wide range of sharks and rays, and it is thought to have functions related to courtship, birthing and hygiene
Categories: Fossils

Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they soared

New Scientist - Fri, 09/06/2024 - 00:01
The largest pterosaurs, ancient reptiles that were the first vertebrates to master flight, may have mostly soared while smaller ones flapped their wings, a pattern that persists in today's birds
Categories: Fossils

Even simple bacteria can anticipate the changing seasons

New Scientist - Thu, 09/05/2024 - 14:00
Cyanobacteria exposed to shorter days are better at surviving cold conditions, showing that even simple organisms can prepare for the arrival or summer and winter
Categories: Fossils

A podcast explores how sport is drawing the line between men and women

New Scientist - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 13:00
The deeply researched podcast series Tested tells the stories of Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma and Kenya’s Maximila Imali, and how their early successes made their womanhood suspect to some
Categories: Fossils

New Scientist recommends eight-legged musical instrument Sonic Spider

New Scientist - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 13:00
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Fossils

Close-up photographs of seeds show their intricate beauty

New Scientist - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 13:00
These images are taken from a new book, Seeds: Time capsules of life, which explores how plant life has flourished in the past 360 million years
Categories: Fossils

Chemists explain why dinosaur collagen may have survived for millions of years

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:02
Chemists offer a new explanation for how collagen in dinosaur bones may have survived millions of years: An atomic-level interaction prevents its bonds from being broken down by water.
Categories: Fossils

Chemists explain why dinosaur collagen may have survived for millions of years

Science Daily - Dinosaurs - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:02
Chemists offer a new explanation for how collagen in dinosaur bones may have survived millions of years: An atomic-level interaction prevents its bonds from being broken down by water.
Categories: Fossils

Chemists explain why dinosaur collagen may have survived for millions of years

Science Daily - Fossils - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:02
Chemists offer a new explanation for how collagen in dinosaur bones may have survived millions of years: An atomic-level interaction prevents its bonds from being broken down by water.
Categories: Fossils

Wild bees have found a surprising place to nest in cities

New Scientist - Tue, 09/03/2024 - 09:00
A survey found 66 species of insects making their homes in cobbled pavements on the streets of Berlin, and greater biodiversity near insect-friendly flower gardens
Categories: Fossils

Pregnant shark that disappeared may have been eaten by another shark

New Scientist - Tue, 09/03/2024 - 00:15
Tracking data from a pregnant porbeagle shark near Bermuda suggest it was eaten by a great white shark – a kind of predation that has never been seen before
Categories: Fossils

Marmosets seem to call each other by name

New Scientist - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 14:00
Marmosets are the first non-human primates shown to use personalised signifiers to refer to each other – the discovery could help us better understand how language evolved
Categories: Fossils

Ancient sea cow attacked by a crocodile and sharks sheds new light on prehistoric food chains

Science Daily - Paleontology - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:25
A new study showing how a prehistoric sea cow was preyed upon by not one, but two different carnivores -- a crocodilian and a shark -- is revealing clues into both the predation tactics of ancient creatures and the wider food chain millions of years ago.
Categories: Fossils

Ancient sea cow attacked by a crocodile and sharks sheds new light on prehistoric food chains

Science Daily - Fossils - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:25
A new study showing how a prehistoric sea cow was preyed upon by not one, but two different carnivores -- a crocodilian and a shark -- is revealing clues into both the predation tactics of ancient creatures and the wider food chain millions of years ago.
Categories: Fossils

Land-sea 'tag-team' devastated ocean life millions of years ago reveal scientists

Science Daily - Paleontology - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:24
A 'tag-team' between the oceans and continents millions of years ago devastated marine life and altered the course of evolution on Earth, according to a new study. Scientists say a string of severe environmental crises which happened between 185 and 85 million years ago triggered mass extinctions among ocean-living species.
Categories: Fossils

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