New information regarding the formation of supermassive dark holes answers the question of how they were able to form at the beginning of time. The study has been published by UCLA astrophysicists in Physical Review Letters.
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A new study on how the incompleteness of the fossil record affects how we reconstruct evolutionary history proves that Darwin’s fears for his theory of evolution are unjustified.
A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish), provides new insights into the monetary system used during the Viking Age. These findings represent the oldest documented value in Scandinavia. Find out what the inscription means here!
A new fossil penguin discovered in the Hakataramea Valley, South Canterbury had helped palaeontologists understand how penguins’ wings have evolved throughout geological time and the evolutionary history of the bird.
A new dinosaur from Kyrgyzstan has been named after multiple excavations during 2006 and 2023. This is the first large, predatory dinosaur discovered in the region and the fossil displays some unique characteristics, such as a large protruding “eyebrow”.
UC Berkeley archaeologists claim that people 13,000 years ago would have used planted pikes angled upwards to take down charging animals, allowing a more damaging blow to take down their prey. Here's how they would have hunted.
A new international study led by the University of Cologne has revealed the origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and changed our planet's climate forever.
A new archaeological site, Abric Pizarro, in the foothills of the Southern Pyrenees is helping archaeologists understand a poorly known period of history for the Neanderthals and giving them clues into their downfall. Find out what they found!
The markings found on a stone pillar at an ancient temple in Turkey likely represent the world’s oldest calendar, and were likely created to remember a devastating comet strike.
A new species of extinct walrus-like animal has been named in the journal PeerJ Life and Environment. The mammal shares similar feeding adaptations to modern walruses showcasing the wonders of convergent evolution.
A newly found soft-bodied fossil from the Early Cambrian Period reveals new insight into the origin of skeletons of molluscs all while looking like a durian fruit.
Researchers have reviewed 400 years’ worth of literature on one of the most iconic extinct animals of all time, the Dodo bird.
The findings from the first-ever archaeological survey in space have been published in the journal PLOS ONE, by the research team behind the International Space Station Archaeological Project (ISSAP).
Rock art from the Colombian Amazon has provided archaeologists with a new insight into the complex relationships the people had with the animals they encountered and shared their lives with.
A new study suggests that dinosaurs could have been 70% heavier than fossil evidence suggests. Computer modelling was used to estimate the potential length and weight of T.rex, with the potential to use the model on all dinosaur species.
New research published in the journal PLOS One, has described hunter-gatherers from the Star Carr site in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, keeping an ‘orderly’ home, making ‘zones’ in which to complete different activities.
New findings evaluating the diversity of shapes within brachiopods sheds light on some of the core principles of the evolution of modern biodiversity.
The new dinosaur species Fona herzogae may have been small but certainly not boring. The dog-sized dino displays characteristics shared with other animals that would have helped with stability while digging, suggesting it would have spent time underground.
Was it climate change or humans that caused the unfortunate extinction of large mammals, reptiles and birds over the last 50,000 years?
A new, giant, extinct ambush predator has been described from Namibia. The 3-metre-long adult is one of the earliest ancestors of all modern animals.