Archeology
Mysterious events of cave bears extinction
The bear that once lived in a giant cave once once dominated Europe was the first of the great extinct mammals.
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Dinosaurs stopped evolving before being extinct
Scientists have discovered that dinosaurs have stopped evolving 50 million years before being extinct. This animal has taken advantage of the habitat change of its last…
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New evidence exposes the myth about the naive Netherectan people
Research conducted by British and American scientists disputed the hypothesis that the Neanderthals were extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors.
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The study of fine-haired mammoth gene changes the theory of evolution
A major genetic study of the recently extinct woolly mammoth reveals that they are not a homogenous large group and do not have the same high genetic diversity as previo…
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Humans are almost extinct
With more than 6.6 billion people living on the planet today, who knows that 70,000 years ago, harsh droughts continued to dramatically depress human populations and pus…
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Huge mammals live harder, become extinct faster
Throughout the history of the earth, many species appear and disappear, replaced by new species capable of coping with a better life challenge. But some species survive…
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Big dinosaurs have tiny genes
When studying the genome size of 31 extinct dinosaurs and birds, the researchers found that predators like T-rex have relatively small genomes.
Archeology
Extinct of dinosaurs has not led to the emergence of mammals today
How to trace the origin of all 4,500 completely new and complete Earth mammal species called 'the tree of life charts' shows that these mammals have not been released. g…
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Recreate ancient people
From isolating the DNA sequence of the ancient Neanderthal, recreating the blood vessels of a dinosaur species, optimists argue that, at this rate, scientists will recre…
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Why are Neanderthals soon extinct?
According to Dr. Paul Pettitt, Oxford University (UK) and colleagues, 20,000 - 30,000 years ago, Neanderthals and ancestors of modern people lived in continental Europe.
Archeology
Kangaroos and prehistoric koalas are extinct because of starvation
Kangaroos and koalas (large sized hippopotamus) in prehistoric times are not destroyed by humans but rather by changing weather and depleting food sources, scientists
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Did Neandertal people last longer than people thought?
Neandertal people have lived many thousands of years longer than scientists thought so far. It is confirmed by a study published in the journal Nature. This study proves…
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Found the 'fossil' live rock mouse
The nephew (in the local language) has trapped the expedition of retired Florida State University expert, David Redfield, in May. The picture shows that this gentle crea…
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Dodo bones reveal the past
A group of Dutch paleontologists discovered the lower half of a dodo, a long-extinct flying bird. Among the remnants include a hip bone attached to 4 pieces of leg bone.
Archeology
Climate, not someone who killed mammoths
Mammoths and other species may have become extinct more than 10,000 years ago because of climate mutations, not because of excessive hunting by humans, a new study says.