Paleo in the News

Iron nuggets in the Pinnacles unlock secrets of ancient and future climates

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 14:40
Small iron-rich formations found within Western Australia's Pinnacles, which are part of the world's largest wind-blown limestone belt spanning more than 1000km, have provided new insights into Earth's ancient climate and changing landscape.
Categories: Fossils

It's time to celebrate a renaissance in English nature writing

New Scientist - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:00
Musing on John Lewis-Stempel's latest book, England: A natural history, James McConnachie marks the flowering of other, more diverse voices in nature writing
Categories: Fossils

Study of monkey fossils found in cave sheds light on the animals' extinction centuries ago

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:52
By studying rare fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers says it has uncovered new evidence documenting the anatomy and ecology of an extinct primate once found on Hispaniola -- the Caribbean island on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located.
Categories: Fossils

Study of monkey fossils found in cave sheds light on the animals' extinction centuries ago

Science Daily - Fossils - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:52
By studying rare fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers says it has uncovered new evidence documenting the anatomy and ecology of an extinct primate once found on Hispaniola -- the Caribbean island on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located.
Categories: Fossils

Dolphin 'smiles' may truly be a sign of playfulness

New Scientist - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 11:00
Captive dolphins are more likely to make an open-mouthed expression when their playmate can see them and they often reciprocate, hinting that it is a form of visual communication
Categories: Fossils

Some fish regrow injured fins and we’re closer to understanding how

New Scientist - Tue, 10/01/2024 - 06:00
Unravelling the complex biological process that allows fish to regrow injured fins could help advance regenerative medicine in humans
Categories: Fossils

A shark survived being stabbed through the head by a swordfish

New Scientist - Tue, 10/01/2024 - 06:00
Fishers in Albania caught a blue shark with an 18-centimetre fragment of swordfish bill embedded in its skull, in the first known case of a shark surviving such an injury
Categories: Fossils

Ancient sunken seafloor reveals earth's deep secrets

Science Daily - Paleontology - Fri, 09/27/2024 - 16:32
Geologists discover a mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth's interior.
Categories: Fossils

Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels

New Scientist - Fri, 09/27/2024 - 07:00
Bacteria that have been genetically engineered to work like computers can solve a range of problems, using a very simple type of artificial intelligence
Categories: Fossils

These fish have evolved legs that can find and taste buried food

New Scientist - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 11:00
Northern sea robins are formidable marine hunters, and they owe their success to modified fin rays that let them find prey buried in the seabed
Categories: Fossils

Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground

New Scientist - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 14:00
It seems to be more energy efficient for emus to keep one foot on the ground when running at a moderate pace, and the same may have been true for dinosaurs
Categories: Fossils

Richard Powers's new novel is a beautiful love letter to our oceans

New Scientist - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 13:00
From colonialism to AI, this Booker-longlisted novel urges us to wake up to how we treat wild creatures and places
Categories: Fossils

Brazilian fossils reveal jaw-dropping discovery in mammal evolution

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 11:36
The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals.
Categories: Fossils

Brazilian fossils reveal jaw-dropping discovery in mammal evolution

Science Daily - Fossils - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 11:36
The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals.
Categories: Fossils

Nanostructures in the deep ocean floor hint at life's origin

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 11:35
Researchers have discovered inorganic nanostructures surrounding deep-ocean hydrothermal vents that are strikingly similar to molecules that make life as we know it possible. These nanostructures are self-organized and act as selective ion channels, which create energy that can be harnessed in the form of electricity. The findings impact not only our understanding of how life began, but can also be applied to industrial blue-energy harvesting.
Categories: Fossils

Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the grape family

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 11:29
Until now, it was believed that plants of the grape family arrived at the European continent less than 23 million years ago. A study on fossil plants draws a new scenario on the dispersal of the ancestors of grape plants and reveals that these species were already on the territory of Europe some 41 million years ago. The paper describes a new fossil species of the same family, Nekemias mucronata, which allows us to better understand the evolutionary history of this plant group, which inhabited Europe between 40 and 23 million years ago.
Categories: Fossils

World's oldest cheese reveals origins of kefir

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 11:28
Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research suggests a new origin for kefir cheese and sheds light on the evolution of probiotic bacteria.
Categories: Fossils

World's oldest cheese reveals origins of kefir

Science Daily - Fossils - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 11:28
Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research suggests a new origin for kefir cheese and sheds light on the evolution of probiotic bacteria.
Categories: Fossils

Unveiling ancient life: New method sheds light on early cellular and metabolic evolution

Science Daily - Paleontology - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 11:30
Analyzing fossils can be difficult -- especially when they're so small that they can only be seen with a microscope. Researchers have now come up with a solution.
Categories: Fossils

Unveiling ancient life: New method sheds light on early cellular and metabolic evolution

Science Daily - Fossils - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 11:30
Analyzing fossils can be difficult -- especially when they're so small that they can only be seen with a microscope. Researchers have now come up with a solution.
Categories: Fossils

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