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Shireen Gonzaga
Human ancestor Lucy a tree climber
Lucy lived 3.18 million years ago in what's now Ethiopia. An analysis of high-resolution CT scans of her fossilized skeleton shows she was equipped for climbing trees.
December 5, 2016
Warm ocean currents are slowing down
Satellite data and ocean sensors show a definite slowdown since 2004 in ocean currents that warm eastern North America and western Europe.
October 12, 2016
How to ask a horse what it wants
Do you want a blanket? Norwegian researchers recently described how they trained horses to use symbols to answer that question.
October 5, 2016
Shark and tuna convergent evolution
Lamnid sharks and tuna have similar physical traits that make them top ocean predators. But, a new study says, they took very different evolutionary paths.
September 28, 2016
Earthworm invaders alter northern forests
Native plant diversity in forests of northern North America is declining due to an invasion by earthworms introduced hundreds of years ago from Europe.
September 13, 2016
3.7-billion-year-old fossils show early life
Earth's earliest lifeforms were single-celled microbes. The new fossil discovery places them on Earth even earlier than previously thought.
September 6, 2016
Goblin shark video, Greenland shark news
Japanese scientists utilize dramatic video to understand how goblin sharks feed. Danish scientists show that Greenland sharks can live to be nearly 400 years old!
August 15, 2016
Many fish evolved to survive on land
"A fish out of water might seem an extraordinary thing, but in fact it is quite a common phenomenon," said these researchers.
July 11, 2016
Surprise! Some mantas are homebodies
Oceanic manta rays have long been thought to migrate great distances. But Indo-Pacific mantas, at least, are more local commuters than long-distance travelers.
July 3, 2016
Rare salamander eggs finally hatch
Four months ago, a rare salamander species known as an olm - once believed to be baby dragons - laid 60 rare eggs. Now the eggs have hatched!
June 7, 2016
