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- Homo naledi may have lit fires in underground caves at least 236,000 years agoby Bruce Bower on December 2, 2022 at 9:09 pm
Homo naledi may have joined the group of ancient hominids who built controlled fires, presumably for light or warmth, new finds hint.
- A new supercomputer simulation animates the evolution of the universeby James R. Riordon on December 2, 2022 at 3:00 pm
The detailed simulation shows the cosmos changing from a dark, featureless gas to a web of stars and galaxies radiating light.
- Why the sale of a T. rex fossil could be a big loss for scienceby Carolyn Gramling on December 2, 2022 at 12:00 pm
At least half of the roughly 120 known T. rex fossils are owned privately and not available to the public. “Maximus” may join them.
- This dinosaur may have had a body like a duck’sby Nikk Ogasa on December 1, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Natovenator polydontus may have been adapted for life in the water, challenging the popular idea that all dinos were landlubbers.
- Artemis missions will usher in a new, more diverse crew of astronautsby Lisa Grossman on December 1, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Space agencies are preparing to send the next generation of astronauts to the moon and beyond. Here’s how the next crews will be different from the last ones.
- 'Chatty Turtles' Flip the Script on the Evolutionary Origins of Vocalization in Animalsby Pakinam Amer on December 2, 2022 at 11:00 pm
Recordings of more than 50 species of turtles and other animals help scientists reassess the origins of acoustic communication in vertebrates.
- Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocationby Thomas Frank, E&E News on December 2, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S. totaling $75 million are the first from a new voluntary relocation program aimed at climate risks
- Ants Can Produce Milk for Their Young (and Old)by Miryam Naddaf, Nature magazine on December 2, 2022 at 1:00 pm
A nutritious fluid secreted by pupating ants helps to feed the rest of the colony and could play a part in the evolution of social structures
- Ancient Sawfish Help to Illuminate Our Teeth's Scaly Originsby Daniel Leonard on December 2, 2022 at 11:45 am
Weird new evidence on tooth evolution tips the scales even more toward scales
- U.S. Embassies Face Growing Risk from Climate Change, Government Watchdog Saysby Daniel Cusick, E&E News on December 1, 2022 at 8:00 pm
A total of 32 U.S. embassies, including some of the most strategic, ranked in the highest category for climate disaster risk, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office