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Published Olive trees were first domesticated 7,000 years ago, study finds - Olive Trees Were First Domesticated 7,000 Years Ago, Study Finds


A new study has unraveled the earliest evidence for domestication of a fruit tree, researchers repor...
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


New study demonstrates that the most endangered turtles and crocodile species are those that have ev...
Published Jurassic shark: Shark from the Jurassic period was already highly evolved - Jurassic Shark: The Evolution of Sharks from the Jurassic Period


Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previousl...
Published Earth's first animals had particular taste in real estate - Earth's First Animals Had Particular Taste in Real Estate



Even without body parts that allowed for movement, new research shows -- for the first time -- that...
Published Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe - Jawbone May Represent Earliest Presence of Humans in Europe


For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long conside...
Published Why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs - Why Crocodiles Have Remained Unchanged Since the Age of Dinosaurs


New research explains how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, cou...
Published A life less obvious: Study sheds light on the evolution of underground microbes - A Life Less Obvious: Study Sheds Light on the Evolution of Underground Microbes


Precambrian cratons -- some of Earth's oldest rocks -- were uninhabitable for microbes for much of t ...
Published Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave led to an important human discovery - Searching for Ancient Bears in an Alaskan Cave Led to an Important Human Discovery



Genetic analysis links 3,000-year-old bone found in cave to modern Alaska Natives. ABSTRACT: Searchi...
Published Carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in ancient meteorite - Carbon Dioxide-Rich Liquid Water Found in Ancient Meteorite


Scientists detect small pockets of carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in a meteorite dating from the e...
Published Australian vulture emerges from fossil record - Australian Vulture Emerges from Fossil Record


Australia's first fossil vulture has been confirmed more than 100 years after it was first described...
Published The tilt in our stars: The shape of the Milky Way's halo of stars is realized - The Tilt in Our Stars: Understanding the Shape of the Milky Way's Halo of Stars


New data throws out the textbook picture of a spherical stellar halo and reinforces a dynamic origin...
Published Burro-ing into the past - Burro-ing into the Past: How Ancient DNA is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Equine Evolution


A new study reveals that introduced donkeys and indigenous pumas are helping to resurrect extinct fo...
Published ALMA witnesses deadly star-slinging tug-of-war between merging galaxies - ALMA Witnesses Deadly Star-Slinging Tug-of-War Between Merging Galaxies



While observing a newly-dormant galaxy, scientists discovered that it had stopped forming stars not...
Published Shrinking age distribution of spawning salmon raises climate resilience concerns - Shrinking Age Distribution of Spawning Salmon Raises Climate Resilience Concerns


By returning to spawn in the Sacramento River at different ages, Chinook salmon lessen the potential...
Published Hunter-gatherer social ties spread pottery-making far and wide - Hunter-Gatherer Social Ties Spread Pottery-Making Far and Wide


Analysis of more than 1,200 vessels from hunter-gatherer sites has shown that pottery-making techniq...
Published Early modern human from Southeast Asia adapted to a rainforest environment - Early Modern Human from Southeast Asia Adapted to a Rainforest Environment


Although there has been evidence of our species living in rainforest regions in Southeast Asia from...
Published NASA's Webb telescope launches to see first galaxies, distant worlds - NASA's Webb Telescope Launches to See First Galaxies, Distant Worlds


NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched Dec. 25 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, South A...
Published Famous rock art cave in Spain was used by ancient humans for over 50,000 years - Famous Rock Art Cave in Spain: A Testament to Ancient Human History



A cave in southern Spain was used by ancient humans as a canvas for artwork and as a burial place fo...
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


Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did. For five million years, wo...
Published Study shines new light on ancient microbial dark matter - Study Shines New Light on Ancient Microbial Dark Matter


An international research team produced the first large-scale analysis of more than 400 newly sequen...