Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a few generations, according to a… Read More »DNA analysis shows violent replacement of scandinavian hunter-gatherers by farmers
Paleontology enthusiasts have unearthed one of the world’s richest and most diverse fossil sites from the Lower Ordovician period (around 470 million years ago). Located… Read More »World’s richest lower ordovician fossil site reveals ancient climate refuge in France
A Colorado State University experiment spanning more than two decades has found that removal of apex predators from an ecosystem can create lasting changes that… Read More »Reintroduced apex predators may not fully reverse ecosystem changes, study finds
When asked about what could cause cancer, people most likely think of chemicals like tobacco or radiation such as UV light in sunshine, but chronic… Read More »Chronic circadian disruption linked to liver cancer in humanized mice
In the fossil record, trees typically are preserved with only their trunks. They don’t usually include any leaves to show what their canopies and overall… Read More »350-million-year-old fossil offers new Insights into plant evolution with its bizarre crown shape
Scientists have named the first definite horned dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous in North America, according to a study published December 10, 2014 in… Read More »Early horned dinosaur discovered in North America
The discovery of a juvenile Chasmosaurus—one of the rarest dinosaur discoveries—made headlines around the world in late 2013: Professor Philip Currie from the University of… Read More »Complete skeleton of juvenile Chasmosaurus unveils new insights into dinosaur growth and evolution
An undergraduate University of Alberta paleontology student has discovered an Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and soft tissue. The discovery is shedding light on… Read More »Newly discovered Ornithomimus offers insights into theropod evolution and feather preservation
The discovery of a nearly complete dromaeosaurid Saurornitholestes langstoni specimen is providing critical information for the evolution of theropod dinosaurs, according to new research by… Read More »New nearly complete fossil sheds light on raptor evolution
Published today, our new paper describes a spectacular 400 million-year-old 3D-preserved fossil fish, Ligulalepis. The 3D anatomy of the fossilised Ligulalepis skull reveals previously unknown details of the pattern of… Read More »400-million-year-old fish reveals secrets of our bones
Vertebrates are defined as all animals that possess a vertebral column, or backbone. Most living vertebrates also possess jaws, teeth and paired fins or limbs.… Read More »365-million-year-old fish with world’s longest underbite sheds light on vertebrate evolution
Some hereditary genetic defects cause an exaggerated immune response that can be fatal. Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, such defects can be corrected, thus normalizing… Read More »CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing offers promise for children with rare immune disease
About 1 in 7 adults live with degenerative joint disease, also known as osteoarthritis (OA). In recent years, as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and… Read More »iPSC model for degenerative joint disease paves way for potential treatment
As opposed to the sensory perception of the external world, interoception is the sensing of internal body signals, which informs the brain about the state… Read More »Neuroscientists discover neurons directly detecting heartbeat in the brain
University of Sydney researchers have shown it is possible to shield plants from the hungry maws of herbivorous mammals by fooling them with the smell… Read More »New odor trick protects plants from hungry mammals
Last summer, archaeologists from Gothenburg University and Kiel University excavated a dolmen, a stone burial chamber, in Tiarp near Falköping in Sweden. The archaeologists judge… Read More »Ancient Swedish grave reveals unexpected rituals
Evolutionary biologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have combined PET scans of modern pigeons along with studies of dinosaur fossils to help answer an… Read More »Bird flight takes off in the cerebellum
Gliding winged-reptiles were among the ancient crocodile residents of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed. Kuehneosaurs looked like… Read More »Late triassic reptile diversity revealed in mendip hills fossils
In the middle ages, most dogs had jobs. In his book De Canibus, the 16th-century English physician and scholar John Caius described a hierarchy of dogs,… Read More »Medieval mutts: Working dogs of the middle ages
Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous, the geologic period that started about 145… Read More »New dino discovery shakes up asteroid extinction theory