Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our species emerged in Africa. Research into the DNA of living humans has shown that early Homo sapiens remained on the continent for a long time, with a small group leaving only 50,000 years ago to populate the rest of the world. However, these findings raise a puzzling question: … Read more
Camera trap footage in Udzungwa. From left to right: Female leopard, hyena, male leopard. Credit: Rasmus W. Havmøller Who is stronger? A lone leopard or the cackling of hyenas? And who can best handle people? Researchers from the University of Copenhagen studied this closely in a large East African nature reserve surrounded by rural settlements. … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Petrology and composition of dark clasts from CR NWA 14250. Backscattered electron (BSE) images of (A) a large chondrule-containing clast and (B) a smaller clast without chondrules. (C) Average laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer analyzes of the dark clast … Read more
Human interest By means of Alex Mitchell Published June 7, 2024, 4:41 PM ET Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role … Read more
Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role in finding fossils of this long-necked herbivore, called a sauropodomorph dinosaur, which inhabited the … Read more
The ‘grotesque’ baobab tree has long been known as the ‘tree of life’ for its ability to create and maintain its own ecosystem in arid areas. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians, people have marveled at what researchers say are among the “most charismatic species on our planet,” but until now no one knew … Read more