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Life in the Precambrian may have been much livelier than previously thoughtNashville TN (SPX) May 22, 2017 The Garden of the Ediacaran was a period in the ancient past when Earth's shallow seas were populated with a bewildering variety of enigmatic, soft-bodied creatures. Scientists have pictured it as a tranquil, almost idyllic interlude that lasted from 635 to 540 million years ago. But a new interdisciplinary study suggests that the organisms living at the time may have been much more dynamic than experts have thought. Scientists have found It extremely difficult to fit these Precambrian species int ... read more |
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 Water is surprisingly ordered on the nanoscale The forces that affect species' movements in a changing climate How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones. Countries most affected by weather disasters do not spend more on weather services Sentinel-2 captures coral bleaching of Great Barrier Reef Helping plants pump iron | .. |
 The secrets behind T. rex's bone crushing bites: Researchers find T. rex could crush 8,000 pounds The giant Tyrannosaurus rex pulverized bones by biting down with forces equaling the weight of three small cars while simultaneously generating world record tooth pressures, according to a new study ... more | .. |
 UCR study sheds light on Earth's first animals More than 550 million years ago, the oceans were teeming with flat, soft-bodied creatures that fed on microbes and algae and could grow as big as bathmats. Today, researchers at the University of Ca ... more | .. |
 Warm-bloodedness emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought Until recently, scientists believed four-legged land animals first evolved warm-bloodedness roughly 270 million years ago. But a new analysis suggests the feature emerged 20 to 30 millions years earlier. ... more | .. |
 Jurassic drop in ocean oxygen lasted a million years Dramatic drops in oceanic oxygen, which cause mass extinctions of sea life, come to a natural end - but it takes about a million years. The depletion of oxygen in the oceans is known as "anoxi ... more |
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 Ancient proteins studied in detail How did protein interactions arise and how have they developed? In a new study, researchers have looked at two proteins which began co-evolving between 400 and 600 million years ago. What did they l ... more | .. |
 Giant bird-like dinosaur species found in China: study Researchers have discovered a new species of giant, bird-like dinosaur that made nests larger than monster truck tires in what is now central China, a study said. ... more | .. |
 Earth was barren, flat and almost entirely under water 4.4 billion years ago Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) say the early Earth was likely to be barren, flat and almost entirely under water with a few small islands, following their analysis of tiny mi ... more | .. |
 Earth started 4.4 billion years ago as a barren water world Ancient rocks in Australia suggest early Earth was flat, barren and mostly under water. The vast seas were interrupted by only a handful of small islands 4.4 billion years ago. ... more |
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 Research sheds new light on 'world's oldest animal fossils' A team of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered that ancient fossils, thought to be some of the world's earliest examples of animal remains, could in fact belong to other grou ... more | .. |
 The evolutionary origin of the vertebrate brain A study recently published in PLOS Biology provides information that substantially changes the prevailing idea about the brain formation process in vertebrates and sheds some light on how it might h ... more | .. |
 Discovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth A team of researchers has discovered that many Canadian lakes can provide new insights into ancient oceans, and their findings could advance research about greenhouse gas emissions, harmful algal bl ... more | .. |
 Paleontologists identify new 508-million-year-old sea creature with can opener-like pincers Paleontologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have uncovered a new fossil species that sheds light on the origin of mandibulates, the most abundant and div ... more |
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 Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggests A new study indicates that the number of plant and animal species at risk of extinction may be considerably higher than previously thought. A team of researchers, however, believe they've come up wi ... more | .. |
 New fossil could represent world's oldest fungus Researchers have discovered fungus-like fossils in rocks estimated to be 2.4 billion years old. The fossils could represent the world's oldest fungus - 2 billion years older than the next-oldest fungus specimen. ... more | .. |
 The formation of gold deposits in South Africa At a first glance, the Witwatersrand basin, the largest known gold resource on our planet, is not automatically related to ocean research. However, in its 3 billion years old geological history, the ... more | .. |
 Megafaunal extinctions driven by too much moisture Studies of bones from Ice Age megafaunal animals across Eurasia and the Americas have revealed that major increases in environmental moisture occurred just before many species suddenly became extinc ... more |
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 Earliest mammals were mostly nocturnal, genomic study shows The nocturnal niches have several advantages, including fewer active predators and unsuspecting prey. The problem, of course, is that it's difficult to see. ... more | .. |
 Ancient reptile tracks in the Pyrenees may include evidence of a new type of footprint A large set of tracks made by archosauromorphs in the Pyrenees mountain range may include a new type of footprint made by reptiles that lived 247 million years ago, according to a study published Ap ... more | .. |
 Early dinosaur 'cousin' discovered - and it's not like scientists thought it'd be If you asked paleontologists what the earliest ancestors of dinosaurs were like, most would put their money on the animals resembling miniature dinosaurs: small, meat-eating animals that walked on t ... more | .. |
 Moisture played a role in megafaunal extinctions A new study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution reveals that increased moisture levels may have been a primary cause of death for giant herbivores approximately 10,000 years ago. ... more |
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 First oceans may have been acidic One way to understand how ocean acidity can change, for example, in response to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, is to look to the history of seawater acidity. Dr. Itay Halevy of the Weizmann Ins ... more | .. |
 As fins evolve to help fish swim, so does the nervous system The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape and mechanics, and is specifically tuned to work with the fish's swimming behavior, according to new research from the University of ... more | .. |
 Scientists discover fossil of dinosaur ancestor with surprising croc-like appearance Scientists have long wondered what the earliest dinosaur relatives looked like. Most assumed they would resemble miniature dinosaurs, about the size of chickens, and walk on two legs. The disc ... more | .. |
 Discovery of early, 'croc-like' reptile sheds new light on evolution of dinosaurs A new species of ancient reptile has been described by scientists at the University of Birmingham, filling a critical gap in the fossil record of dinosaur cousins and suggesting that some features t ... more |
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