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Mummy study reveals ancient ancestors’ clogged arteries

April 8, 2013
News
Ancient hunter-gatherers suffered from clogged arteries too, reveals a study published in The Lancet. The research suggests that the plaque that builds up causing blood clots, heart attacks and strokes...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology, Pathology
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Fossilised microbe discovered in 200 million year old leech cocoon

January 4, 2013
News
Palaeobiologists at the University of Kansas have discovered a ciliate fossil embedded in the wall of a fossilised leech cocoon, itself embedded in rock that has been dated back to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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XMaS teeth studies establish our ancestors’ journeys

December 21, 2012
News
Scientists have teamed up with archaeologists to use X-rays to perform the world’s most detailed analysis of tooth structure and composition. The findings will make it possible to re-interpret archaeological...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Mollusc missing link discovered

November 12, 2012
News
A rare fossil called Kulindroplax, the missing link between two mollusc groups, has been discovered. The findings, which were revealed in a 3D computer model of the fossil, are published...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Green Antarctica

September 10, 2012
News
Antarctica was once home to a warm rainforest dominated by palms and trees, and a mountain forest with beech and conifer trees.An international team of researchers have been studying this...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Paleobiology
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Neanderthal extinction not caused by climate

August 2, 2012
News
The demise of the Neanderthal cannot be blamed on climate change say researchers in London.There has been a long-standing argument about how Neanderthals became extinct – was it due to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Paleobiology
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