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Burrowing Mammals Dig For A Living, But How Do They Do That?
November 4, 2007 — Next time you see a mole digging in tree-root-filled soil in search of supper, take a moment to ponder the mammal's humerus bones. When seen in the lab, they are nothing like the long upper arm bones ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Reveals That Some Neanderthals Were Redheads
October 26, 2007 — Ancient DNA retrieved from the bones of two Neanderthals suggests that at least some of them had red hair and pale skin, scientists report in Science. Neanderthals' pigmentation may even have been as ... > full story -
Early Apes Walked Upright 15 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought, Evolutionary Biologist Argues
October 10, 2007 — An extraordinary advance in human origins research reveals evidence of the emergence of the upright human body plan over 15 million years earlier than most experts have believed. More dramatically, ... > full story -
Fossil Data Plugs Gaps In Current Knowledge, Study Shows
October 6, 2007 — Researchers have shown for the first time that fossils can be used as effectively as living species in understanding the complex branching in the evolutionary tree of life. While many scientists feel ... > full story -
DNA Extracted From Woolly Mammoth Hair
September 27, 2007 — Scientists discovered that hair shafts provide an ideal source of ancient DNA -- a better source than bones and muscle for studying the genome sequences of extinct animals. They sequenced the entire ... > full story -
Increased Bering Sea Ice Explains Prehistoric Fur Seal Rookeries
September 20, 2007 — The Bering Sea provides critical habitat for many species of marine mammals, including seals, sea lions and whales. The predictable formation and movement of sea ice is a defining feature of this ... > full story -
Back To The Future: Mastodon Extends The Time Limit On DNA Sequencing
July 30, 2007 — The first complete mitochondrial DNA genome for the mastodon extends the age range for genomic analyses by almost a complete glacial cycle, and resolves the relationships among African and Asian ... > full story -
Paleontologists Study A Remarkably Well-preserved Baby Siberian Mammoth
July 24, 2007 — Paleontologists are examining the frozen, nearly intact remains of a 4-month-old female woolly mammoth. "It's the best and most complete mammoth carcass--baby or adult--ever found," according to one ... > full story -
Climate Change Reduces Bat Population In Queensland, Australia
July 10, 2007 — A central eastern Queensland mine has turned up bat fossils which show climate change has had a negative impact on the state's bat population. Researchers are currently sifting through what is the ... > full story -
Wolves Of Alaska Became Extinct 12,000 Years Ago, Scientists Report
July 5, 2007 — The ancient gray wolves of Alaska became extinct some 12,000 years ago, and the wolves in Alaska today are not their descendents but a different subspecies, an international team of scientists ... > full story -
Ice Age Extinction Claimed Highly Carnivorous Alaskan Wolves
June 22, 2007 — The extinction of many large mammals at the end of the Ice Age may have packed an even bigger punch than scientists have realized. To the list of victims such as woolly mammoths and saber-toothed ... > full story -
Placental Mammals Originated On Earth 65 Million Years Ago, Researchers Assert
June 21, 2007 — An early mammal fossil discovered in Mongolia led to researchers asserting that the origins of placental mammals, which include humans, can be dated to approximately 65 million years ago in the ... > full story
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