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Researchers have discovered the oldest known bat skeletons

Bats are one of the most unique and fascinating creatures on the planet. Despite the immense interest in bats, there is still a lot we don't know about their history.

Passover in the shadow of the climate crisis

The climate crisis, which is already raining down plagues upon the earth, advances at an accelerated pace. The doom of millions of people and thousands of species, barring a miracle, is inevitable.

By YOSEF ISRAEL ABRAMOWITZ
11/04/2023

Prehistoric ‘moss animals’ are millions of years younger than previously thought

The delayed appearance of these animals shows that this was not a unique period of rapid evolutionary advances, as previously believed.

Record-breaking dinosaur footprint appears on the coast of England - study

Measuring nearly one meter long, the footprint is the largest of its kind found in the English county of Yorkshire.

Ancient stone tools improve scientists' understanding of early hominins -study

Oldowan tools were used to process many foods, including ancient hippopotamuses, at least 600,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Did climate change destroy the Hittite civilization? - study

A three-year drought likely resulted in catastrophic harvest reduction or even complete failure, which spelled doom for the Hittites. 

Discovery of ancient 'marine crocodiles' could fill fossil record gap - study

Experts believe that the discovery will help fill a gap in the fossil record.

Primate ancestors survived extreme climate change 50 million years ago - study

According to new research out of the University of Kansas, early primates were able to adapt to life in the warm climate of prehistoric Canada. 

Scientists find oldest known caecilian fossil

76 Caecilian fossils have been found, and dated at 220 million years old, changing what scientists thought they knew about evolution

Rare fossilized feathers reveal secrets of paleontology hotspot during Cretaceous period

Paleontologists analyzed the sediments to determine what kind of organic material the birds were surrounded by when they were buried and how the sediments were deposited.

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