News articles tagged with 'prehistoric'
Prehistoric response to global warming informs human planning today
— 19 Mar 2010 13:52 | EnvironmentSince 2004, University at Buffalo anthropologist Ezra Zubrow has worked intensively with teams of scientists in the Arctic regions of St. James Bay, Quebec, northern Finland and Kamchatka…
The mammoths' swan song revised
— 15 Dec 2009 15:52 | Geology and palaeontologyThis is shown by samples of ancient DNA, analysed by an international team of research scientists under the leadership of Professor Eske Willerslev from Copenhagen University. Analyses…
Mass extinction of large prehistoric animals - a result of human hunting
— 12 Aug 2008 10:01 | Geology and palaeontologyResearch led by UK and Australian scientists sheds new light on the role that our ancestors played in the extinction of Australia's prehistoric animals. The study, published this week…
Study uses genetic evidence to trace ancient African migration
— 5 Aug 2008 18:02 | Geology and palaeontologyStanford University researchers peering at history's footprints on human DNA have found new evidence for how prehistoric people shared knowledge that advanced civilisation…
Russian-American team examines origins of whaling culture
— 7 Apr 2008 06:46 | Geology and palaeontologyRecent findings by a Russian-American research team suggest that prehistoric cultures were hunting whales at least 3,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than was previously known. University…
Ancient sea reptile named for Calgary scientist after being unearthed at Syncrude mine
— 20 Mar 2008 18:12 | Geology and palaeontologyOne of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils recovered in North America, and the oldest yet discovered from the Cretaceous Period, represents a new genus of the prehistoric…
Scientists find how amber becomes death trap for watery creatures
— 18 Oct 2007 18:42 | Geology and palaeontologyShiny amber jewelery and a mucky Florida swamp have given scientists a window into an ancient ecosystem that could be anywhere from 15 million to 130 million years old. Scientists at…
Prehistoric aesthetics explains snail biogeography puzzle
— 18 Sep 2007 22:38 | BiologyThe answer to a mystery that long has puzzled biologists may lie in prehistoric Polynesians' penchant for pretty white shells, a research team headed by University of Michigan mollusc…
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