Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were neighbors some 1.5 million years ago. Researchers say the footprints were left in the mud by two different species, perhaps within a matter of hours or days. Scientists previously knew from fossil remains that these two extinct branches of the…
After scientists found an extinct burrowing amphibian on Eastern Shoshone land, members of the tribe gave it a name in their language. After scientists found an extinct burrowing amphibian on Eastern Shoshone land, members of the tribe gave it a name in their language. Eastern Shoshone, Paleontology, Fossils, Research, Language and Languages, Indigenous People, Wyoming, your-feed-science NYT >…
Two sets of fossilized footprints from early human species were made within a few hours of each other about 1.5 million years ago, researchers suggest Two sets of fossilized footprints from early human species were made within a few hours of each other about 1.5 million years ago, researchers suggest Scientific American Content: Global
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Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at the same time 1.5 million years ago, a study found. Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at the same time 1.5 million years…
Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called mRNA. Then, another molecule called a ribosome reads the mRNA, translating it into protein. But this step has been a visual mystery; scientists previously did not know how the ribosome attaches to and…
Oxford University researchers have made a significant step toward realizing a form of “biological electricity” that could be used in a variety of bioengineering and biomedical applications, including communication with living human cells. The work was published on 28 November in the journal Science. Oxford University researchers have made a significant step toward realizing a form…
More than a million years ago, on a hot savanna teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday become Lake Turkana in Kenya, two completely different species of hominins may have passed each other as they scavenged for food. More than a million years ago, on a hot savanna teeming with wildlife near the…
Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heat waves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of scientists. Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heat waves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of scientists. Plants…
Researchers at University of California San Diego analyzed the genomes of hundreds of malaria parasites to determine which genetic variants are most likely to confer drug resistance. Researchers at University of California San Diego analyzed the genomes of hundreds of malaria parasites to determine which genetic variants are most likely to confer drug resistance. Cell & Microbiology…