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Extinct Ancient Ape Did Not Walk Like a Human, Study Shows
A new study has found that a
9- to 7-million-year-old ape
from Italy did not, in fact,
walk habitually on two legs.
The findings refute a long
body of evidence, suggest ... > full story
New Species of Hero Shrew Found in Equatorial Africa: Most Bizarre Mammalian Spine on Earth
Scientists have described a
new species of Hero Shrew --
the mammal with the most
bizarre lower spine on
Earth. The interlocking
... > full story
Scientific Who's Who of Bolivian Mammals
Biologists have published a
massive database of mammals
occurring in Bolivia,
shedding light on the poorly
known yet vast wildlife
diversity of this South
American country. ... > full story
Ice Age Figurine's Head Found: Archaeologists Put New and Old Finds Together to Reassemble Ancient Work of Art
Researchers have
successfully re-attached the
newly discovered head of a
prehistoric mammoth-ivory
figurine discovered in 1931.
... > full story
- Extinct Ancient Ape Did Not Walk Like a Human, Study Shows
- New Species of Hero Shrew Found in Equatorial Africa: Most Bizarre Mammalian Spine on Earth
- Scientific Who's Who of Bolivian Mammals
- Ice Age Figurine's Head Found: Archaeologists Put New and Old Finds Together to Reassemble Ancient Work of Art
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New Evidence for Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs
July 17, 2013 — A scientist in Australia has shown new evidence that dinosaurs were warm-blooded like birds and mammals, not cold-blooded like reptiles as commonly believed. The researchers argues that cold-blooded ... > full story -
Bird Brain? Birds and Humans Have Similar Brain Wiring
July 17, 2013 — You may have more in common with a pigeon than you realize, according to ... > full story -
Bat That Sings Like a Bird Is Highly Tuned to Social Circumstance
July 10, 2013 — New research shows that Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) vary the way elements are combined in their songs (i.e. syntax) in response to different social contexts, which is ... > full story -
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Muscle Power: Bats Power Take-Off Using Recycled Energy
July 5, 2013 — Bats are uniquely able to stretch and store energy in their bicep and tricep tendons during take-off and climbing flight, giving them an extra power boost. A new study on fruitbats used cutting edge ... > full story -
Fossil Insect Traces Reveal Ancient Climate, Entrapment, and Fossilization at La Brea Tar Pits
July 3, 2013 — The La Brea Tar Pits have stirred the imaginations of scientists and the public for over a century. But the amount of time it took for ancient animals to become buried in asphalt after enduring ... > full story -
Molecular Analysis Reveals a New Species of White Toothed Shrew
July 2, 2013 — Judging solely by the looks proves to be a wrong practice in biology too. A recent study of the white toothed shrew fauna of Vietnam reveals the importance of molecular analysis for the correct ... > full story -
The Red Queen Was Right: Life Must Continually Evolve to Avoid Extinction
June 20, 2013 — Biologists quote Lewis Carroll when arguing that survival is a constant struggle to adapt and evolve. Is that true, or do groups die out because they experience a run of bad luck? Biologists tested ... > full story -
When It Comes to Mammals, How Big Is Too Big?
June 16, 2013 — Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants and whales, ... > full storyMore: -
How Diving Mammals Evolved Underwater Endurance
June 13, 2013 — Scientists have shed new light on how diving mammals, such as the sperm whale, have evolved to survive for long periods underwater without ... > full story -
Fossil Kangaroo Teeth Reveal Mosaic of Pliocene Ecosystems in Queensland
June 12, 2013 — The teeth of a kangaroo and other extinct marsupials reveal that southeastern Queensland 2.5-5-million-years ago was a mosaic of tropical forests, wetlands and grasslands and much less arid than ... > full story
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