Trace fossils reveal clues to evolution of tiny organisms in deep marine ecosystems
Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...
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Deep Time
Mounded bacterial formations called stromatolites appear in shallow waters of the early oceans, and small land blocks collide with one another to produce the first continents. 3,800 mya ...
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A New Study Is Shedding Light On The Origins And Evolution Of The Dingo, An Iconic Species In Australia That Arrived On The Continent Up To 8,000 Years Ago
The origins and evolution of this species have always been unclear. However, a new analysis of ancient dingo DNA has shed light on their introduction to the continent and how they are related to ...
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Shocking discovery: Earth might have less continents than we thought according to a new study
The aim of our work is to understand their formation well enough to predict that very future evolution”. So maybe there are only six continents after all with North America and Europe still ...
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Tracing Earth’s history in rocks and fossils
Located in the foothills of the Qinling Mountains, its researchers study the formation and evolution of the continents, and the origins of life. The department also hosts China’s State Key ...
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A century since the roots of human lineage were traced to Africa
It’s been 100 years since Australopithecus africanus was first described in the journal Nature, suggesting that the African continent had been the birthplace of humanity. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks ...
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Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection
Darwin visited four continents on the ship HMS Beagle. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection challenged the idea that God made all the animals and plants that live on Earth.
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Darwin's work on evolution
Darwin visited four continents on the ship HMS Beagle. Darwin's theory of evolution challenged the idea that God made all the animals and plants that live on Earth, which contradicted the commonly ...
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Deep Time
To understand evolution, humans must think in much larger ... volcanism, drifting continents, and more. These dynamic conditions, in turn, have influenced every living thing that has inhabited ...