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Published Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted their feathers -- which could help explain why ancestors of modern birds survived when all the other dinosaurs died
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the asteroid-induced mass extinction 66 million...
Published Detailing a disastrous autumn day in ancient Italy - Detailing a Disastrous Autumn Day in Ancient Italy
(via sciencedaily.com) The Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 4,000 years ago -- 2,000 years before the one that bur...
Published Chromatin originated in ancient microbes one to two billion years ago - Chromatin Originated in Ancient Microbes One to Two Billion Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers now reveal that nature's storage solution first evolved in ancient microbes living on Ea ...
Published Ice Age wolf DNA reveals dogs trace ancestry to two separate wolf populations - Ice Age Wolf DNA Reveals Dogs Trace Ancestry to Two Separate Wolf Populations
(via sciencedaily.com) An international group of geneticists and archaeologists have found that the ancestry of dogs can be...
Published First sentence ever written in Canaanite language discovered: Plea to eradicate beard lice - First Sentence Ever Written in Canaanite Language Discovered: Plea to Eradicate Beard Lice
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have unearthed an ivory comb from 1700 BCE inscribed with a plea to eradicate lice. The...
Published Ancient technology turns plant-based cheese into 'something we want to eat'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source To produce plant-based cheeses that feel and taste like dairy cheese, scientists have their sights s...
Published Paleontologists identify two new species of sabertooth cat
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Sabertooth cats make up a diverse group of long-toothed predators that roamed Africa around 6-7 mill...
Published Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network - Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network
(via sciencedaily.com) Using advanced geochemical analyses, a team of scientists has uncovered new answers to decades-old q...
Published Waves of change: How sea-levels and climate altered the marine ecosystems at the South Pole 390-385 million years ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research reveals a chain of environmental disasters. These took place in what is today's South A...
Published Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made -- and how an empire functioned - Lasers and Chemistry Reveal How Ancient Pottery Was Made -- and How an Empire Functioned
(via sciencedaily.com) Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountai...
Published Ancient 'chewing gum' reveals stone age diet
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source What did people eat on the west coast of Scandinavia 10,000 years ago? A new study of the DNA in a c...
Published Ancient carbon in rocks releases as much carbon dioxide as the world's volcanoes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has overturned the traditional view that natural rock weathering acts as a carbon sink...
Published Unveiling ancient secrets: 3D preservation of trilobite soft tissues sheds light on convergent evolution of defensive enrollment
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers describe unusual trilobite fossils prepared as thin sections showing the 3D soft tissues...
Published Cold War spy satellite imagery reveals Ancient Roman forts
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study analyzing declassified Cold War satellite imagery reveals 396 previously undocumented Ro...
Published How ancient sea creatures can inform soft robotics
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Fossils of a marine animal that lived 500 million years ago, combined with computer simulations, inf...
Published Ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380 million years ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The rivers of Australia, which once flowed across its now dry interior, used to host a range of biza...
Published Using gemstones' unique characteristics to uncover ancient trade routes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Gems' unique elemental composition and atomic orientation act as a fingerprint, enabling researchers...
Published Antarctica's ancient ice sheets foreshadow dynamic changes in Earth's future
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Identifying how and why Antarctica's major ice sheets behaved the way they did in the early Miocene...
Published Ancient Maya reservoirs offer lessons for today's water crises
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, 'can serve as arch ...
Published Researchers unveil mysteries of ancient Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of researchers has made strides in understanding the formation of massif-type anorthosites, e...