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Published Inside the head of one of Australia's smallest fossil crocs - Inside the Head of One of Australia's Smallest Fossil Crocs
(via sciencedaily.com) Approximately 13.5 million years ago, north-west Queensland was home to an unusual and particularly...
Published CT scanner captures entire woolly mammoth tusk - CT Scanner Captures Entire Woolly Mammoth Tusk
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers successfully captured CT images of an entire woolly mammoth tusk. Researchers were able...
Published True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble - True Giant Wombat Gives Diprotodon Podium a Wobble
(via sciencedaily.com) While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was t...
Published Just a tiny amount of oil damages seabirds' feathers, study reveals - Just a Tiny Amount of Oil Damages Seabirds' Feathers, Study Reveals
(via sciencedaily.com) Tiny amounts of crude oil on the water surface, less than one percent of the thickness of a hair, ca...
Published Evolution of dinosaur body size through different developmental mechanisms - Evolution of Dinosaur Body Size through Different Developmental Mechanisms
(via sciencedaily.com) The meat-eating dinosaurs known as theropods that roamed the ancient Earth ranged in size from the b...
Published Hot-blooded T. rex and cold-blooded Stegosaurus: Chemical clues reveal dinosaur metabolisms - Hot-blooded T. rex and cold-blooded Stegosaurus: Chemical clues reveal dinosaur metabolisms
(via sciencedaily.com) Paleontologists have debated whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded, like modern mammals and birds, or...
Published Muscular wing-body junction improved Pterosaur flight performance - Muscular Wing-Body Junction Improved Pterosaur Flight Performance
(via sciencedaily.com) The flying reptiles known as pterosaurs are the closest relatives of dinosaurs and were the first ve...
Published Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes - Woolly Mammoths: Evolution of Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published New tusk-analysis techniques reveal surging testosterone in male woolly mammoths - New Tusk-Analysis Techniques Reveal Surging Testosterone in Male Woolly Mammoths
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that...
Published When migrating birds go astray, disturbances in magnetic field may be partly to blame - When Migrating Birds Go Astray, Disturbances in Magnetic Field May Be Partly to Blame
(via sciencedaily.com) Disturbances to Earth's magnetic field can lead birds astray -- a phenomenon scientists call 'vagran...
Published How crocs can go hours without air: Crocodilian hemoglobin - How Crocs Can Go Hours Without Air: Crocodilian Hemoglobin
(via sciencedaily.com) The crocodilian edition of hemoglobins -- the scuba tanks of the blood -- work so well that crocs ca...
Published Discovery of prehistoric mammals suggests rapid evolution of mammals after dinosaur extinction - Discovery of Prehistoric Mammals Suggests Rapid Evolution of Mammals After Dinosaur Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered three new species of ancient creatures from the dawn of modern mammals th ...
Published Looking to sea urchins for stronger ceramic foams - Looking to Sea Urchins for Stronger Ceramic Foams
(via sciencedaily.com) New research has unlocked a mystery in the porous microstructures of sea urchin exoskeletons that co...
Published Human activities degrade hippopotamus homes at Bui National Park, Ghana, researchers find - Human Activities Degrade Hippopotamus Homes at Bui National Park, Ghana, Researchers Find
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers found that the number of common hippopotamus in the Bui National Park declined by about...
Published Welsh 'weird wonder' fossils add piece to puzzle of arthropod evolution - Welsh 'Weird Wonder' Fossils Add Piece to Puzzle of Arthropod Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source International team of researchers describe new fossil species discovered in fossil deposit near Llan...
Published Blowing bubbles among echidna's tricks to beat the heat - Blowing Bubbles Among Echidna's Tricks to Beat the Heat
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Research into how echidnas might respond to a warming climate has found clever techniques used by th...
Published Monarchs' white spots aid migration - Monarchs' White Spots Aid Migration
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source If you've ever wondered how the monarch butterfly got its spots, University of Georgia researchers m...
Published Seabirds in the eye of the storm - Seabirds in the Eye of the Storm: How Climate Change is Affecting Our Feathered Friends
(via sciencedaily.com) Hurricanes are becoming more intense due to the climate crisis. Therefore, researchers have studied...
Published Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated - Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated
(via sciencedaily.com) Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to t...
Published Turtles and crocodiles with unique characteristics are more likely to go extinct - Turtles and Crocodiles with Unique Characteristics are More Likely to Go Extinct
(via sciencedaily.com) New study demonstrates that the most endangered turtles and crocodile species are those that have ev...