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And we’re ready to take on our responsibilities
Sílvia PM, PhD 🍂🥥
Jun 13
What Happened When The Rainforests Hit A Tipping Point 305 Million Years Ago?
What Happened When The Rainforests Hit A Tipping Point 305 Million Years Ago?
Exploring how a prehistoric collapse reshaped the planet — and what that means for our rainforests today.
Sílvia PM, PhD 🍂🥥
Oct 7
How a 380 Million Years Old Fossil Is Shaking Up Our Understanding of Evolution
How a 380 Million Years Old Fossil Is Shaking Up Our Understanding of Evolution
A recent discovery reveals that the secret to understanding evolution may be hidden in the unexpected movements of Earth itself.
Dr. Pine
Oct 2
Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it…
Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it…
New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated…
The Conversation U.S.
Oct 2
Did Mammoths Go Extinct Because They Got Allergies?
Did Mammoths Go Extinct Because They Got Allergies?
New Study Suggests They Could, At Least, Have Contributed
Dr. Pine
Sep 29
What Does It Really Take To Change The World?
What Does It Really Take To Change The World?
The power of Life’s Formula and the invisible forces that shape our planet
Ricky Lanusse
Sep 28
The Scary Story Fossil Shells Told Us About The Health of the Adriatic Sea
The Scary Story Fossil Shells Told Us About The Health of the Adriatic Sea
The Changing Balance of Predator-Prey Interactions in the Adriatic Sea
Dr. Pine
Sep 25
Slime is all around and inside you — new research on its origins offers insight into genetic…
Slime is all around and inside you — new research on its origins offers insight into genetic…
A vast array of species, including people, use slime for a variety of essential bodily functions. Studying the genetic ancestry of slime…
The Conversation U.S.
Sep 25
Articles About Space Need Better Titles
Articles About Space Need Better Titles
Or, How I Helped NASA Scientists Find a Polar Bear on Mars
Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
Sep 24
When Birds Said ‘No Thanks’ to Flying — and Paid the Price
When Birds Said ‘No Thanks’ to Flying — and Paid the Price
An evolutionary account of the emergence of flightless fluffballs
TheUnknownDoktor🐙
Sep 24
What Past Oceans Tell Us About Our Climate’s Future
What Past Oceans Tell Us About Our Climate’s Future
How the Oceans Held the Key to Earth’s Changing Climate
Dr. Pine
Sep 21
Why Lizards Wiggle, Dogs Bounce, and Platypuses Just Don’t Care
Why Lizards Wiggle, Dogs Bounce, and Platypuses Just Don’t Care
A brief account of the evolution of gait in different groups of animals
TheUnknownDoktor🐙
Sep 19
What Triggered the Two-Million-Year Rain That Made Dinosaurs Possible?
What Triggered the Two-Million-Year Rain That Made Dinosaurs Possible?
And what lessons can we learn from that event?
Sílvia PM, PhD 🍂🥥
Sep 18
Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious…
Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious…
Giraffe necks are a hot topic among biologists. A new study contradicts an older theory that says male giraffes need long necks to fight…
The Conversation U.S.
Sep 18
When The Sahara Wasn’t a Desert
When The Sahara Wasn’t a Desert
A series of scientific discoveries tell us a story that not everybody knows about the Sahara Desert
Dr. Pine
Sep 17
How a Two-Million-Year Rainstorm Set the Stage for the Reign of Dinosaurs
How a Two-Million-Year Rainstorm Set the Stage for the Reign of Dinosaurs
Life usually evolves under the least expected circumstances, but always finds a way
Sílvia PM, PhD 🍂🥥
Sep 16
Ancient DNA extracted from Cretaceous fossils?
Ancient DNA extracted from Cretaceous fossils?
A team of researchers claims to have extracted DNA from Cretaceous specimens, but the work is still in preprint and raises many doubts.
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)
Sep 16
Ice’s Cool! On Dinosaurs Walking on the Poles
Ice’s Cool! On Dinosaurs Walking on the Poles
How Polar dinosaurs thrived in Australia, and how do we know this was the case
Dr. Pine
Sep 11
What Did The Earth Look Like for the Last 1.8 Billion Years?
What Did The Earth Look Like for the Last 1.8 Billion Years?
A mindblowing reconstruction of Earth’s continents through time!
Dr. Pine
Sep 6
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