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Did the Chicken or the Egg Come First? Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery
Some researchers examined prehistoric fossils and some tweaked the question a little bit, but everyone came upon the same ...
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This Prehistoric Duck-Like Creature May Be The Earliest Modern Bird Ever Discovered
In 1992, a paleontologist unearthed the fossil of a prehistoric bird called "Vegavis iaai" in Antarctica and hypothesized that it was an early relative of today's ducks and geese. However, because the ...
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Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans
A recent theory proposes that whales weren't just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Oceanographers now ...
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How life's building blocks took shape on early Earth: the limits of membraneless polyester protocell formation
A recent study from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions.
New study provides insights into how some species thrive in oxygen-free environments, with no light
Most life on Earth relies on the sun’s energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...
Warm, really cold, warm again: What does our weather mean for St. Johns River life
From the warmest year on record to an arctic blast and even snow, marine biologists are concerned about weather and climate for some species.
NASA scientists want to solve a mystery: Why did life "turn left?"
When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...