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Tusk offers rare window into Columbian mammoths that once roamed modern-day Mississippi, scientists say

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.

A team of archeological researchers report a fossilized partial arm bone and two teeth they believe belonged to Homo floresiensis, which adds clarity to our tiniest ancient cousin’s likely origins.

Findings could reveal origin of all dinosaurs, scientists say

Discovery offers unprecedented insight into the genetic makeup of animal that went extinct 4,000 years ago

A newly developed timeline of early animal fossils suggests a relationship between sea level fluctuations, variations in marine oxygen, and the appearance of the earliest ancestors of present-day animals. Read further on Dynamite News:

Scans revealed several internal organs beneath the skin that managed to survive half a billion years

Strange life forms likely died before they could spread globally, scientists suspect

The Natural History Museum in London has unveiled two new gardens, with resident dinosaurs, after a transformation led by architects Feilden Fowles