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Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were neighbors some 1.5 million years ago

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: super tax plan left out of last-day Senate scramble, medicinal cannabis booms, Trump picks threatened

Albanese government has all but abandoned plan to raid balances over $3m; sales of drug for medicinal purposes could reach $1bn this year

The Guardian - AU

Dinosaur Dominance Unveiled Through Fossilized Feces Study

Research on fossilized feces from Poland sheds light on dinosaur evolution and adaptation over 30 million years.

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Fossilized dinosaur feces and vomit help scientists reconstruct the creatures' rise

Scientists are using used fossilized feces and vomit from Poland to reconstruct how dinosaurs came to dominate the Earth

The Independent UK

Dinosaur dung study reveals how giant beasts came to dominate planet

Some early dinosaurs consumed charcoal to cleanse stomach after eating toxic ferns, study says

The Independent UK

Human Ancestor Lucy Still Has Secrets 50 Years After Discovery

She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. "The impact of the discovery was very big in the discipline and even the whole world," he told AFP. Lucy showed that members of the human family existed beyond three million years ago, and she also provided…

International Business Times

Dinosaur ‘drumsticks’ helped penguins waddle, turkeys trot millions of years later

Paleontologists compared the bones and joints of birds to dinosaurs to find links in new Yale University study

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Hiker discovers first trace of entire prehistoric ecosystem in Italian Alps

Melting snow and ice has revealed footprints of reptiles and amphibians, dating back 280 million years

The Guardian - UK

Human Extinction: Scientists Predict When And How It Could Happen

Scientists project that Earth's continents are slowly drifting towards each other and will merge to form a massive supercontinent called "Pangea Ultima." This formation is expected to happen in about 250 million years, bringing drastic changes to Earth's climate.

International Business Times

Scientists reveal what stopped crocodiles from evolving to become deep divers

It’s all about sinuses

The Independent UK

Scientists thought a warming Earth led to the age of the dinosaurs. That might be wrong

The extinction event wiped out three-quarters of all life on Earth more than 200 million years ago

The Independent UK

Look! This Giant, Hairy Cicada Lived With The Dinosaurs And Was Terrified Of Birds

While dinosaurs roamed, a giant insect evolved wings for aerodynamic flight to defend itself against ancient birds, a new study found.

Inverse

A meteorite 200 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing asteroid helped life on Earth flourish

The destructive power of asteroids is undeniable — just ask the dinosaurs. New research suggests a huge space rock that struck Earth over 3 billion years ago may have benefitted early life.

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A Meteorite the Size of Four Mount Everests Hit Earth — It Left This Strange Aftermath

When a meteorite quadruple the size of Mount Everest slammed into ancient Earth, some microbial life thrived, a new study found.

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Tiny fossil tracks unearthed reveal new ways dinosaurs used wings

Researchers say origin of flight may not be simple binary of ‘can or cannot’ but a spectrum of aerial movements

The Independent UK

Fossil firefly trapped in Myanmar amber reveals mysterious origins of glowing insects

Firefly from nearly 100 million years ago represents transitional stage in evolution of its species

The Independent UK

Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity

As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference

The Independent UK

Giant elephant skull found in Himalayas leaves scientists perplexed

Fossil found in Kashmir valley quarter century ago could represent missing link in elephant evolution, researchers say

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Scots Have The Best Sense Of Humor And These 50 Memes Prove It

Scotland is a magical place to visit, but life there is far more than just about haunted castles, haggis, windswept moors, dinosaur-laden lochs, Hogwarts, and endlessly changing weather. The post Scots Have The Best Sense Of Humor And These 50 Memes Prove It first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Discovery of one of the oldest-ever fossils sheds new light on rise of dinosaurs

‘Being the first human to touch something from 237 million years ago is extraordinary’

The Independent UK

Cave fossils reveal how early humans colonised Southeast Asia

Analysis of fossils from Laos cave suggests Homo sapiens dispersed in region earlier than previously thought

Evening Standard

Crystal Palace Park to get £5million makeover from National Lottery funds to help save at-risk dinosaurs

Crystal Palace Park and a station which saw arrival of HMS Windrush among projects given millions in lottery funding

Total Film

Jeff Goldblum on the fate of his Jurassic World character and whether Dominion deserved all the hate: "It’s tough to make a good movie"

Exclusive: Jeff Goldblum defends Jurassic World: Dominion but is excited for the next movie in the franchise

The Independent UK

Scientists discover there wasn’t just one asteroid which killed dinosaurs – after 66 million years

Evidence of a second asteroid found off coast of West Africa

The Independent UK

Scientists discover ‘surprising twist’ on how pterosaurs became flying giants

They are the largest flying creatures to have ever lived.

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