One of the most intriguing and intricate mysteries in paleontology is the disappearance of North America's giant mammals, or ...
Three million years ago, an extinct relative of today's great penguins—emperors and kings—lived in Aotearoa New Zealand.
A fossil discovery in New Zealand reveals a giant penguin ancestor species that thrived in warm seas three million years ago.
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Human‑driven extinctions: animal genera loss 35× faster than expected
The rapidity of animal species extinction is a grave concern, currently occurring at a rate 35 times faster than anticipated. This alarming increase is largely due to human intervention, a critical ...
New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, revealing how rare and vulnerable our temperate moment is.
What do penguins, Arctic foxes, and mammoths have in common? They are all masters of adapting to extreme cold. But how exactly did some animals withstand the icy temperatures of the Ice Age? Why did ...
The historian Kyle Harper on the history of plagues, the rise of anti-vaccination politics, and why measles is back in ...
A planetary perspective on the relationship between life and energy, and the emergence of a life form whose influence extends across the entire biosphere — presenting us with an awesome opportunity.
Dr. Julie Meachen, lead paleontologist and a professor at Des Moines University recently talked about Wyoming’s Natural Trap ...
Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Geological Context -- 1.2.1 The Territory -- 1.2.2 The ...
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