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Tag: Paleontology

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‘There Will Always Only Be One Jane Goodall’

October 1, 2025Carl Zimmer and Emily AnthesComments Off on ‘There Will Always Only Be One Jane Goodall’

Scientists reflect on the life and work of a researcher whose discoveries made them rethink what it means to be human.

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How Did Hands Evolve? Look to Your Anus, a New Study Suggests.

September 17, 2025September 18, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on How Did Hands Evolve? Look to Your Anus, a New Study Suggests.

The evolutionary blueprint for hands was borrowed in part from a much older genetic plan for our nether regions, a new study suggests.

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Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism.

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Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile

July 23, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile

The discovery, in a bizarre animal not closely related to birds, could change how scientists think about the origin of feathers.

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Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log

June 25, 2025June 27, 2025Franz LidzComments Off on Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore.

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Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log

June 25, 2025Franz LidzComments Off on Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore.

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Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.

June 12, 2025June 13, 2025ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.

A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the bloodsucking insects, it’s been the perfect 13,000-year-long marriage.

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Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close

Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins.

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The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025Asher ElbeinComments Off on The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

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Dinosaur Footprints Found in England by Quarry Workers

January 3, 2025January 6, 2025Lynsey ChutelComments Off on Dinosaur Footprints Found in England by Quarry Workers

The prints were made by both long-necked sauropods and a predator, megalosaurus, and were found in one of the largest discoveries in decades.

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