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Central Asia identified as a significant region for human ancestors: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Cleveland [US], October 24 (ANI): A recent study led by Dr Emma Finestone, assistant curator of human origins at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and research affiliate of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, identified the interior of Central Asia as a crucial r
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Data from fossils and modern carcasses indicates simple path to preserving
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur 'mummies' aren't as exceptional as we might expect, according to a study.
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Fossil algae dating back 541 million years offer new insights into the pla
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of algae called Protocodium sinense which predates the origin of land plants and modern animals and provides new insight into the early diversification of the plant kingdom. Discovered at a site in C
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World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], January 3 (ANI): World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed in a statement.
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Palaeolithic site, possibly largest in Indian subcontinent, spotted in Far
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], July 18 (ANI): A prehistoric stone age site, possibly over a million years old, has been found in the Mangarbani hill forest in Haryana's Faridabad.
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Study explores whether total number of living vertebrates' species can be
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 15 (ANI): During a recent study, professors in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences explored whether or not the scientific community will ever be able to settle on a 'total number' of living vertebrates' species, which might help with species preservation by
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Researchers present new bizarre species of extinct lizard, previously misi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): During a recent study, an international research team described a new species of Oculudentavis and provided further evidence that the animal first identified as a hummingbird-sized dinosaur was actually a lizard.
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Research shows dinosaurs lived in greenhouse climate with hot summers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): Using an innovative technique, new research shows for the first time that dinosaurs had to deal with greater seasonal differences than previously thought. The research was led by an international research team led by Niels de Winter (VUB-AMGC and Utrecht Unive
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70 Million years ago days were half-hour shorter
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared to the current 365, which eventually means a day lasted only 23 and a half hours, says new research.
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Scientists resurrect mutated genes from a mammoth
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): In a recent development in the field of paleontology scientists have resurrected the mutated genes of a mammoth that once resided in the Wrangel Island, a remote Arctic refuge off the coast of Siberia.
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Three diets that can boost your health!
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): A recent study has revealed the beneficial effects of intermittent fasting, Mediterranean diet, and the Paleo diet, which are the three most common dieting approaches followed these days.
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Researchers explore how effective diets boost weight loss, improve health
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): As people rely on diets to lose weight and following a balanced diet helps people in achieving the perfect body shape. Intermittent Fasting, Mediterranean diet, and Paleo diets are some of the diets that help people with overweight issues. In a recent stu
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