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4,000-year-old plague DNA found -- the oldest cases to date in Britain
Tue, 30 May 2023 12:53:55 EDT
Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague -- the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date.

River erosion can shape fish evolution
Thu, 25 May 2023 14:13:56 EDT
A new study of the freshwater greenfin darter fish suggests river erosion can be a driver of biodiversity in tectonically inactive regions.

Where do our limbs come from?
Wed, 24 May 2023 18:18:58 EDT
Scientists have uncovered new clues about the origin of paired appendages -- a major evolutionary step that remains unresolved and highly debated.

Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others
Mon, 22 May 2023 13:13:41 EDT
Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person's visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two. A new study suggests that this ability first arose in dinosaurs, at least 60 million years before it appeared in mammals. These findings challenge the idea that mammals were the originators of novel and superior forms of intelligence in the wake of the dinosaur extinction.

Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco
Thu, 18 May 2023 12:09:07 EDT
Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged teeth unlike those of any known reptile. Along with other recent finds from Africa, it suggests that mosasaurs and other marine reptiles were evolving rapidly up until 66 million years ago, when they were wiped out by an asteroid along with the dinosaurs and around 90% of all species on Earth.