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Was Earth’s evolution shaped by a dying star? A 2.5-million-year-old clue emerges
Of the heavy metals spewed by dying stars, the astronomers were particularly interested in iron-60. That’s because iron-60 is ...
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This Curious Mammal Lived On Earth 62 Million Years Ago And Was A Close Relative Of Humans
During the early Paleocene, about 66 to 56 million years ago, a species of small mammal known as Mixodectes pungens […] ...
Crocodile ancestors survived two mass extinctions—here’s how
In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...
Scientists find evidence that challenges theories of the origin of water on Earth
A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a ...
Were dinosaurs headed for extinction even before massive asteroid strike? Scientists offer new clues
An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric ...
The Earth’s Worst-Ever Extinction Event Wiped Out 90% of All Animal Species
Everyone knows that dinosaurs are extinct, and most people have some idea about how it might have occurred. But the exact ...
Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terrestrial fossil assemblage
Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes ...
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Dinosaurs Were Doing Just Fine Before an Asteroid Wiped Them Out: Study
Despite previous research, Earth's long-gone mega-reptiles probably weren't dying off before an impact winter did them in for ...
Easter Island’s volcanoes are older than the ocean floor
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...