A new study maps for the first time the evolutionary history of the world's terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles.
Human Activity Threatens 50 Billion Years of Vertebrate Evolutionary History
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Discovery Of Ancient Super-Eruptions Indicates The Yellowstone Hotspot May Be Waning
Throughout Earth’s long history, volcanic super-eruptions have been some of the most extreme events ever to affect our planet’s rugged surface.
Paper-Based Technology Advances Earlier Cancer Detection
Washington State University researchers have developed a technology that is more than 30 times more sensitive than current lab-based tests in finding early stage cancer biomarkers in blood.
Peatland Drainage In Southeast Asia Adds To Climate Change
In less than three decades, most of Southeast Asia’s peatlands have been wholly or partially deforested, drained, and dried out.
The Roots of a Staple Crop
About 9,000 years ago in the Balsas River Valley of southwestern Mexico, hunter-gatherers began domesticating teosinte, a wild grass.
Scientists Detect Crab Nebula Using Innovative Gamma-Ray Telescope
Scientists have detected gamma rays from the Crab Nebula, the most famous of supernova remnants, using a next-generation telescope that opens the door for astrophysicists to study some of the most energetic and unusual objects in the universe.
