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Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded from Fossil
Scientists have completed
the genome sequence of a
Denisovan, a representative
of an Asian group of extinct
humans related to
Neanderthals. ... > full story
Fossil Cricket Reveals Jurassic Love Song
The love song of an extinct
cricket that lived 165
million years ago has been
brought back to life by
scientists. The song –
possibly the most ancient
known musical song
... > full story
Global Extinction: Gradual Doom Is Just as Bad as Abrupt
Around 250 million years
ago, most life on Earth was
wiped out in an extinction
known as the "Great Dying."
Geologists have learned that
the end came slowly from
... > full story
A Battle of the Vampires, 20 Million Years Ago?
They are tiny, ugly,
disease-carrying little
blood-suckers that most
people have never seen or
heard of, but a new
discovery in a one-of-a-kind
... > full story
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New Species of Ancient Crocodile Discovered; 'Sheildcroc' Was Ancestor of Today's Species
January 31, 2012 — A new species of prehistoric crocodile has been discovered. The extinct creature, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of today's ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Holds Clues to Climate Change Adaptation
January 31, 2012 — Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental ... > full story -
Mouse to Elephant? Just Wait 24 Million Generations
January 30, 2012 — Scientists have for the first time measured how fast large-scale evolution can occur in mammals, showing it takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an ... > full storyMore: -
Winged Dinosaur Archaeopteryx Dressed for Flight
January 24, 2012 — The iconic, winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx was dressed for flight, an international team of researchers has concluded. The group identified the color of the raven-sized creature's fossilized wing ... > full story -
Ancient Dinosaur Nursery: Oldest Nesting Site Yet Found
January 23, 2012 — An excavation at a site in South Africa has unearthed the 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus -- revealing significant clues about the evolution of ... > full storyMore: -
Unusual 'Tulip' Creature Discovered: Lived in the Ocean More Than 500 Million Years Ago
January 18, 2012 — A bizarre creature that lived in the ocean more than 500 million years ago has emerged from the famous Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies. Officially named Siphusauctum gregarium, ... > full story -
Biologists Replicate Key Evolutionary Step
January 17, 2012 — More than 500 million years ago, single-celled organisms on the Earth's surface began forming multicellular clusters that ultimately became plants and animals. Just how that happened is a question ... > full story -
Most Recent European Great Ape Discovered
January 13, 2012 — Based on a hominid molar, scientists from Germany, Bulgaria and France have documented that great apes survived in Europe in savannah-like landscapes until seven million years ... > full story -
Early Primate Had Transitional Lemur-Like Grooming Claw
January 10, 2012 — A new study examines the first extinct North American primate with a toe bone showing features associated with the presence of both nails and a grooming claw, indicating our primate ancestors may ... > full story -
Could Siberian Volcanism Have Caused the Earth's Largest Extinction Event?
January 9, 2012 — Around 250 million years ago there was a mass extinction so severe that it remains the most traumatic known species die-off in Earth's history. Although the cause of this event is a mystery, it has ... > full story
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