Search query: mammals
Categories: Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
13142 records searched, 198 records found, 20 matches displayed
< Previous 20 articles Next 20 articles >
Search Hints:
- Use a + (plus sign) or - (minus sign) to include or exclude a word: +mars -venus
- Use a ? (question mark) as a wildcard for a single letter: te?t (test,text)
- Use a * (asterisk) as a wildcard for multiple letters: he*t (heat, heart)
- Use a ~ (tilde) to expand word endings: meteor~ (meteorite, meteorid, meteorology)
Most frequent words in this category for articles published in the last 45 days:
birds (4),
ancient (3),
bird (3),
colorful (3),
feathers (3),
growth (3),
humans (3),
mammals (3),
tropics (3),
would (3),
years (3),
across (2),
clovis (2),
dodo (2),
early (2),
even (2),
fossil (2),
fossilized (2),
fossils (2),
genome (2)
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...
Published The ancestor of all modern birds probably had iridescent feathers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there:...
Published Climatic variability might not drive evolutionary change as much as previously thought - Climatic Variability Might Not Drive Evolutionary Change as Much as Previously Thought
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study combining records of climate change during the last 3.5 million years with fossil eviden...
Published Here today, gone tomorrow: How humans lost their body hair - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
(via sciencedaily.com) Orangutans, mice, and horses are covered with it, but humans aren't. Why we have significantly less...
Published More than one way to build a black bird - More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird: A Look at the Evolution of Melanism
(via sciencedaily.com) For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two...
Published Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others - Dinosaurs: The First to Take the Perspectives of Others
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality....
Published The climate-driven mass extinction no one had seen - The Climate-Driven Mass Extinction No One Had Seen
(via sciencedaily.com) Two thirds of all mammals vanished from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula around 30 million years ago ...
Published New fossil reveals origin of arthropod breathing system - New Fossil Reveals Origin of Arthropod Breathing System
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods. ABSTRACT: Ne...
Published Why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs - Why Crocodiles Have Remained Unchanged Since the Age of Dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) New research explains how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, cou...
Published Ocean cooling over millennia led to larger fish - Ocean Cooling Over Millennia Led to Larger Fish
(via sciencedaily.com) To investigate whether paleoclimatic temperature shifts are correlated with body size changes, biolo...
Published Could South American volcanoes have triggered whale extinctions? - Could South American Volcanoes Have Triggered Whale Extinctions?
(via sciencedaily.com) Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate chan...
Published First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-ye...
Published Environmental conditions of early humans in Europe - Environmental Conditions of Early Humans in Europe
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The conditions under which early members of the genus Homo dispersed outside Africa were analysed on...
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 Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth - Humans Hastened the Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth
(via sciencedaily.com) New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasi...
Published New genome alignment tool empowers large-scale studies of vertebrate evolution - New Genome Alignment Tool Empowers Large-Scale Studies of Vertebrate Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Three new articles present major advances in understanding the evolution of birds and mammals, made ...
Published Fossil pigments shed new light on vertebrate evolution - Fossil Pigments: A New Tool for Understanding Vertebrate Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) This new paper shows that melanin is more than just something that gives colour to the body. It play...
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 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 Smilodon's sabre teeth - Smilodon's Sabre Teeth: The Evolution and Function of the Iconic Predator's Most Famous Feature
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct species of carnivore close to...