Fossil site shows impact of early Jurassic's low oxygen oceans
Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of globally low ocean-oxygen turned an Early Jurassic marine ecosystem into a stressed community inhabited by...
View ArticleScientists link biodiversity genomics with museum wisdom through new public...
A new publically available database will catalog metadata associated with biologic samples, making it easier for researchers to share and reuse genetic data for environmental and ecological analyses.
View ArticleMotorhead's 'Lemmy' has dino croc named after him
A team of music-mad scientists unveiled an extinct, sea-dwelling crocodile from the Jurassic period on Wednesday, which they named in honour of Motorhead lead singer Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister who died in...
View ArticleAnts dominate waste management in tropical rainforests
A study by the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, has found that ants are responsible for moving more than half of food resources from the rainforest floor,...
View ArticleHuman bones may have been engraved as part of a cannibalistic ritual
Human bones may have been engraved as part of a cannibalistic ritual during the Paleolithic period, according to a study published August 9, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Silvia Bello...
View ArticleThe color of people's clothing affects lizard escape behavior
The color of T-shirts people wear affects escape behavior in western fence lizards, according to a study published August 9, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Breanna Putman from University...
View ArticleStudy identifies dinosaur 'missing link'
A bizarre dinosaur which looked like a raptor but was in fact a vegetarian may be the 'missing link' between plant-eating dinosaurs and theropods, the group that includes carnivores such as...
View ArticleTargeted forest regeneration: A blueprint for conserving tropical biological...
Tropical forests contain more than one-half of all plant and animal species on Earth. Unfortunately, they are disappearing at the highest rate of any forests worldwide. Furthermore, many of the most...
View ArticleThe secret life of dodos, revealed
Has any animal suffered greater ignominy than the ill-fated dodo?
View ArticleA bed & breakfast in L.A. reveals the lifestyle of a secretive fly species
For nearly 30 years, Dr. Brian Brown knew about a mysterious unidentified phorid fly species, whose females would often be spotted flying above mushrooms, while the males were nowhere to be found.
View ArticleThreatened Alabama snail renamed after a case of mistaken identity
Alabama has some of the highest diversity of freshwater snails in the world, but many snails are at high risk of extinction.
View ArticleDiscovery of a new group of sponges could help measure impact of deep-sea mining
A completely new group of sponges has been discovered, which scientists believe could be a key indicator species in measuring future mining impact in a region targeted for deep-sea mining of...
View ArticleMonstrous crocodile fossil points to early rise of ancient reptiles
A newly identified prehistoric marine predator has shed light on the origins of the distant relatives of modern crocodiles.
View ArticleMars study yields clues to possible cradle of life
The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth.
View ArticleNew research shows dinosaur dung fertilizes planet
Whether it started with exhibits at the Natural History Museum or fun-terrified screams watching Jurassic Park, humans have always been awestruck by dinosaurs.
View ArticleNew tyrannosaur fossil is most complete found in southwestern US
A remarkable new fossilized skeleton of a tyrannosaur discovered in the Bureau of Land Management's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in southern Utah was airlifted by helicopter...
View Article25 new genomes to celebrate 25 years of the Sanger Institute
To commemorate the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute turning 25 in 2018, the Institute and its collaborators are sequencing 25 new genomes. From the blackberry to the robin, bush cricket to brown trout,...
View ArticleScientists investigate how different houses and lifestyles affect which bugs...
Humans have lived under the same roof with bugs since we first began building shelters 20,000 years ago. Now, scientists are studying how physical factors of our homes—from the floor plan and the...
View ArticleMission to gather petrified Antarctic plants could help predict future of...
A team of investigators from the University of Kansas currently is stationed at Antarctica's Shackleton Glacier to collect the remains of plants that once thrived there during the boundary between the...
View Article25 species revealed for 25 Genomes Project
To commemorate the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute turning 25 in 2018, the Institute and its collaborators are sequencing 25 new genomes of species in the UK. The final five species have now been...
View ArticleAncient penguin was as big as a (human) Pittsburgh Penguin
Fossils from New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as a grown man, roughly the size of the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
View ArticleThe oldest plesiosaur was a strong swimmer
Plesiosaurs were especially effective swimmers. These long extinct "paddle saurians" propelled themselves through the oceans by employing "underwater flight"—similar to sea turtles and penguins....
View ArticlePrimitive fossil bear with a sweet tooth identified from Canada's High Arctic
Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County have identified remains of a 3.5-million-year-old bear from a fossil-rich site in Canada's High...
View ArticleAn ancient mastodon ignited a debate over humans' arrival in North America
"Oh my God," Richard Cerutti said to himself. He bent down to pick up a sharp, splintered bone fragment. Its thickness and weight told him that it belonged to an animal, a very big animal. His mind...
View ArticleMorocco probes dinosaur tail sold in Mexico auction
Moroccan authorities have opened an inquiry into the origins of a dinosaur tail from the North African country sold at auction in Mexico, the culture ministry said Saturday.
View ArticleTall tail: Morocco casts doubt on Mexico 'dinosaur' fragment
Authorities in Morocco said Monday they doubt the authenticity of an alleged dinosaur tail sold in Mexico, after launching a probe to see if it had been illegally exported from the North African country.
View ArticleNew 'big-armed fly' species named after Arnold Schwarzenegger
New species can be named for all types of attributes, but Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County entomologist Brian Brown knew exactly what name to give a bizarre new fly species he discovered in...
View ArticleA spider that hunts other spiders: 18 new species of this bizarre Madagascar...
An unusual spider lurks in Madagascar's rainforests.
View ArticleNew parasitoid wasp likely uses unique saw-like spines to break out of its...
About the size of a sesame seed, a new species of wasp from Costa Rica, named Dendrocerus scutellaris, has elaborate branched antennae that could be used for finding mates. Or hosts.
View ArticleNinety-six scientists co-author paper on rainforest mammals
Imagine your hometown or city's entire population had to live on just one tenth of the land it used to—essentials like food and shelter would quickly go scarce, and it'd be just about impossible for...
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