Life could have emerged from lakes with high phosphorus
Life as we know it requires phosphorus. It's one of the six main chemical elements of life, it forms the backbone of DNA and RNA molecules, acts as the main currency for energy in all cells and anchors the lipids that separate cells from their surrounding environment. But how did a lifeless environment on the early Earth supply this key ingredient? Eastern California's Mono Lake has no outflow, allowing salts to build up over time.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How fish fins evolved just before the transition to land
Research on fossilized fish from the late Devonian period, roughly 375 million years ago, details the evolution of fins as they began to transition into limbs fit for walking on land. Tom Stewart holds a fossil cast of a fin from a juvenile Sauripterus taylori, a late Devonian fish with primitive features of tetrapods [Credit: Matt Wood]The new study by paleontologists from the University of Chicago, published this week in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The growing Tibetan Plateau shaped the modern biodiversity
Holding particular biological resources, the Tibetan Plateau is a unique geologic-geographic-biotic interactively unite and hence plays an important role in the global biodiversity domain. The Tibetan Plateau has undergone vigorous environmental changes since the Cenozoic, and played roles as switching from "a paradise of tropical animals and plants" to "the cradle of Ice Age mammalian fauna". Local origination of endemism of fishes... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
North Atlantic Current may cease temporarily in the next century
The North Atlantic Current transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe, providing much of north-western Europe with a relatively mild climate. However, scientists suspect that meltwater from Greenland and excessive rainfall could interfere with this ocean current. Simulations by scientists from the University of Groningen and Utrecht University showed that it is unlikely that the current will come to a complete stop,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Forces from Earth's spin may spark earthquakes and volcanic eruptions at Mount Etna
New research suggests forces pulling on Earth's surface as the planet spins may trigger earthquakes and eruptions at volcanoes. An image of an eruption at Mount Etna on October 30, 2002 from the International Space Station. The eruption, triggered by a series of earthquakes, was one of the most vigorous in years. Ashfall was reported in Libya, more than 350 miles away [Credit: NASA]Seismic activity and bursts of magma near... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A 'pivotal' moment for understanding whale evolution
Scientists could soon better investigate the feeding behaviours of extinct dolphin and whale species. A third year student at Japan's Nagoya University has found that the range of motion offered by the joint between the head and neck in modern-day cetaceans, a group of marine mammals that also includes porpoises, accurately reflects how they feed. The authors of the study, published in the Journal of Anatomy, suggest this method could... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Researcher discovers earliest fossil evidence of parental behaviour
A team led by Carleton University's Hillary Maddin has discovered the earliest fossil evidence of parental care. The fossil predates the previous oldest record of this behaviour by 40 million years and is featured in an article in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The fossilized remains of a type of lizard-like early mammal were discovered by a team led by Carleton University’s Hillary Maddin inside a lithified tree stump on Cape Breton... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A team led by Carleton University's Hillary Maddin has discovered the earliest fossil evidence of parental care. The fossil predates the previous oldest record of this behaviour by 40 million years and is featured in an article in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The fossilized remains of a type of lizard-like early mammal were discovered by a team led by Carleton University’s Hillary Maddin inside a lithified tree stump on Cape Breton... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Locations of prehistoric sites in Cyprus reassessed after Troodos discovery
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, has announced the completion of the second part of the 2019 archaeological campaign of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUT) in the Troodos mountains. The team, under the direction of Prof. Nikos Efstratiou, in collaboration with educator/archaeologist Demetris Kyriakou, concentrated on further investigating the prehistoric site at Agios... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, has announced the completion of the second part of the 2019 archaeological campaign of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUT) in the Troodos mountains. The team, under the direction of Prof. Nikos Efstratiou, in collaboration with educator/archaeologist Demetris Kyriakou, concentrated on further investigating the prehistoric site at Agios... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Remains of 4,000-year-old Egyptian Guide to the Underworld discovered
When it comes to difficult travel, no journey outside New York City’s subway system rivals the ones described in “The Book of Two Ways,” a mystical road map to the ancient Egyptian afterlife. A detail from the floor of a coffin of Gua, physician of Djehutyhotep, a nomarch of Deir el-Bersha, Egypt, during the Middle Kingdom, with markings showing the “two ways” of the ancient Egyptian afterlife. Researchers recently unearthed the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When it comes to difficult travel, no journey outside New York City’s subway system rivals the ones described in “The Book of Two Ways,” a mystical road map to the ancient Egyptian afterlife. A detail from the floor of a coffin of Gua, physician of Djehutyhotep, a nomarch of Deir el-Bersha, Egypt, during the Middle Kingdom, with markings showing the “two ways” of the ancient Egyptian afterlife. Researchers recently unearthed the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New terracotta warriors uncovered at emperor’s mausoleum
More than 220 new terracotta warriors with five different official titles, including senior military ranks, have been unearthed during the third excavation at the Mausoleum of the Emperor Qinshihuang. Credit: Emperor Qin Shi Emperor's Mausoleum (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A new military rank, dubbed "lower than the lowest," was found by archaeologists at the site, according to a report of Shaanxi TV... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More than 220 new terracotta warriors with five different official titles, including senior military ranks, have been unearthed during the third excavation at the Mausoleum of the Emperor Qinshihuang. Credit: Emperor Qin Shi Emperor's Mausoleum (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A new military rank, dubbed "lower than the lowest," was found by archaeologists at the site, according to a report of Shaanxi TV... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Evolution: Revelatory relationship
A new study of the ecology of an enigmatic group of novel unicellular organisms by scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich supports the idea hydrogen played an important role in the evolution of Eukaryota, the first nucleated cells. A hydrothermal vent in Loki’s Forest, deep beneath the North Atlantic [Credit: R.B. Pedersen, Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen]One of the most consequential developments... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A new study of the ecology of an enigmatic group of novel unicellular organisms by scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich supports the idea hydrogen played an important role in the evolution of Eukaryota, the first nucleated cells. A hydrothermal vent in Loki’s Forest, deep beneath the North Atlantic [Credit: R.B. Pedersen, Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen]One of the most consequential developments... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Researchers make new discoveries set to reveal the geology of planets outside our solar system
Three OU astronomers today announced groundbreaking discoveries allowing scientists to understand planets outside the solar system. Professor Carole Haswell, Dr. Daniel Staab and Dr. John Barnes discovered three, new, nearby planetary systems. Dispersed Matter Planet Project target selection area [Credit: The Open University]Research led by Professor Haswell found the exoplanets—planets outside the solar system—as part of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Three OU astronomers today announced groundbreaking discoveries allowing scientists to understand planets outside the solar system. Professor Carole Haswell, Dr. Daniel Staab and Dr. John Barnes discovered three, new, nearby planetary systems. Dispersed Matter Planet Project target selection area [Credit: The Open University]Research led by Professor Haswell found the exoplanets—planets outside the solar system—as part of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Large Mayan palace found in Mexico
37 kilometers southeast of the city of Tizimin in Yucatan, Kulubá is located. It is quite an interesting Mayan archaeological site since everyday something new shows up. Credit: Mauricio Marat, INAHThe name Kulubá, according to the Maya language specialist William Brito Sansores (La escritura de los mayas, 1981), is allegedly formed by the words “K’ulu”, which refers to a kind of wild dog, and “ha”, water. (adsbygoogle =... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
57 ancient tombs found in south China
Nearly 500 archaeological items have been found in 57 ancient tombs in south China's Guangdong Province, a local cultural heritage and archaeology institute said Thursday. Credit: Xinhua (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The tombs, dating back to periods between the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 220 A.D.) and the Qing Dynasty (1644 A.D.-1911 A.D.), were unearthed in construction sites in the provincial capital... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Phoenician family tomb discovered in Israel
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an entire Phoenician family buried together in a tomb in Achziv, an ancient population center on the Mediterranean coast near the northern city Nahariya. Cypriot and Phoenician pottery, bronze bowl, necklace found in the Phoenician grave at Achziv [Credit: Valdimir Neikhin] (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In 2017, a joint team from Jerusalem’s Hebrew Union College... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Stylish suburbs: how ancient Mexican metropolis dodged inequality trap
Fragments of pre-Aztec murals recently unearthed on the outskirts of what was once the largest city of the Americas are adding to mounting evidence that even commoners there enjoyed the finer things in life. Mural fragments depicting a bird, recently discovered in the Tlajinga neighbourhood of the ancient city of Teotihuacan [Credit: David Carballo/Proyecto Arqueologico Tlajnga (PATT) via Reuters]Each year, millions of tourists visit... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Newly found stakes prompt fresh look at Vietnam's defeat of the Mongols
Excavations on a 950-square-meter site uncovered several ironwood poles in the Cao Quy rice field, located in Vietnam's Lien Khe Commune, Thuy Nguyen District. Credit: VNExpressArchaeologists said this is a large-scale, important finding relating to the Tran Dynasty’s famous Bach Dang Battle against an invasion by Mongolia’s Yuan Dynasty. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Well-known historian Le Van Lan noted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Excavations on a 950-square-meter site uncovered several ironwood poles in the Cao Quy rice field, located in Vietnam's Lien Khe Commune, Thuy Nguyen District. Credit: VNExpressArchaeologists said this is a large-scale, important finding relating to the Tran Dynasty’s famous Bach Dang Battle against an invasion by Mongolia’s Yuan Dynasty. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Well-known historian Le Van Lan noted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Eleven skeletons found in 1,000-year-old Moche grave in Peru
Eleven graves containing skeletons of the mysterious Moche civilisation have been found in darkest Peru from 1,000 years ago. Credit: CEN/Ministerio Cultura PeruTwo children buried at the site had symbols on their skull, from either tattoos or markings that got under the skin and blemished the bone underneath. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); One person was buried with a sceptre and another was placed in a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Eleven graves containing skeletons of the mysterious Moche civilisation have been found in darkest Peru from 1,000 years ago. Credit: CEN/Ministerio Cultura PeruTwo children buried at the site had symbols on their skull, from either tattoos or markings that got under the skin and blemished the bone underneath. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); One person was buried with a sceptre and another was placed in a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dog walker discovers 65 million-year-old ichthyosaur skeleton on beach in Somerset
A dog walker has claimed he discovered a 65 million-year-old skeleton on a Somerset beach after his sharp-nosed dogs sniffed it out. Fossilized skeleton, likely of an ichthyosaur, on the rocky beach of Stolford, Somerset [Credit: Jon Gopsill, Caters News]Jon Gopsill, 54, was on the coast near Stolford, Somerset, with his two pets when he stumbled across the five-and-a-half foot long fossil, which had been exposed by recent... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A dog walker has claimed he discovered a 65 million-year-old skeleton on a Somerset beach after his sharp-nosed dogs sniffed it out. Fossilized skeleton, likely of an ichthyosaur, on the rocky beach of Stolford, Somerset [Credit: Jon Gopsill, Caters News]Jon Gopsill, 54, was on the coast near Stolford, Somerset, with his two pets when he stumbled across the five-and-a-half foot long fossil, which had been exposed by recent... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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