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Published Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions - Evolution of Tree Roots May Have Driven Mass Extinctions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A study has found evidence that the evolution of tree roots over 300 million years ago triggered mas...
Published Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth's worst mass extinction - Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth's Worst Mass Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) New research reveals that wildfires may have been a key contributor to the total collapse of land ec...
Published A fossil fruit from California shows ancestors of coffee and potatoes survived cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs - A Fossil Fruit from California Reveals the Survival of Ancestors of Coffee and Potatoes after the Dinosaurs' Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The discovery of an 80-million-year-old fossil plant pushes back the known origins of lamiids to the...
Published Impact that killed the dinosaurs triggered 'mega-earthquake' that lasted weeks to months - Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs Triggered 'Mega-Earthquake' that Lasted Weeks to Months
(via sciencedaily.com) Some 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinos ...
Published Ancient megafaunal mutualisms and extinctions as factors in plant domestication - Ancient Megafaunal Mutualisms and Extinctions as Factors in Plant Domestication
(via sciencedaily.com) The development of agriculture is often thought of as a human innovation in response to climate chan...
Published Dinosaurs took over amid ice, not warmth, says a new study of ancient mass extinction - Dinosaurs Took Over Amid Ice, Not Warmth, Says a New Study of Ancient Mass Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) There is new evidence that ancient high latitudes, to which early dinosaurs were largely relegated,...
Published Planet's rarest birds at higher risk of extinction - Planet's Rarest Birds at Higher Risk of Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest...
Published Extinct warbler's genome sequenced from museum specimens - Extinct Warbler's Genome Sequenced from Museum Specimens
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The Bachman's warbler, a songbird that was last seen in North America nearly 40 years ago, was a dis...
Published Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did - Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did
(via sciencedaily.com) Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did. For five million years, wo ...
Published Cryo conservation: A cool solution to saving species from extinction - Cryo Conservation: A Cool Solution to Saving Species from Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In the face of the biodiversity crisis, and alarming data showing a 69% decline in global animal pop...
Published Extinct Caribbean bird's closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific - Extinct Caribbean Bird's Closest Relatives Hail from Africa, South Pacific
(via sciencedaily.com) In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the ...
Published Nearly a hundred genes have been lost during the woolly mammoth's evolution - Nearly a Hundred Genes Lost During the Woolly Mammoth's Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study shows that 87 genes have been affected by deletions or short insertions during the cours...
Published Loss of reptiles poses threat for small islands where humans may have caused extinctions - Loss of Reptiles Poses Threat for Small Islands Where Humans May Have Caused Extinctions
(via sciencedaily.com) A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by paleobiologists reveals th...
Published Extinct reptile discovery reveals earliest origins of human teeth, study finds - Extinct Reptile Discovery Reveals Earliest Origins of Human Teeth, Study Finds
(via sciencedaily.com) A new extinct reptile species has shed light on how our earliest ancestors became top predators by m ...
Published Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution - Extinction of Steam Locomotives Derails Assumptions About Biological Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomot...
Published New study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs' demise
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers tried a new approach to resolve the scientific debate over whether it was a giant astero...
Published World's first successful embryo transfer in rhinos paves the way for saving the northern white rhinos from extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have succeeded in achieving the world's first pregnancy of a rhinoceros after an embryo t...
Published Geneticists discover hidden 'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions - Geneticists Discover Hidden 'Whole Genome Duplication' That May Explain Why Some Species Survived Mass Extinctions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has...
Published Bringing back an ancient bird
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, biologists have sequenced the ge...
Published Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,00...