Why Tarzan spent most of his life in trees
Researchers used human street athletes as models for Tarzan to measure the energy required to navigate a forest using different strategies and found it pays to stay up in the trees Continue reading “Why Tarzan spent most of his life in trees” » More...
Animals existed 30mn years earlier than thought
University of Alberta researchers have discovered evidence that proves animals existed 585 million years ago – 30 million years earlier than all previous established records show Continue reading “Animals More...
`Giant` bird with bony teeth ruled Oz skies long after dinosaur demise
Museum Victoria has announced the discovery of pelagornis, a huge extinct bird with bony teeth that had previously been found on every continent apart from Australia Continue reading “`Giant` bird with bony More...
Doubts cast over dinosaur cold-blood theory
One of the strongest lines of evidence that suggested dinosaurs were cold-blooded, like modern reptiles, has been knocked down Continue reading “Doubts cast over dinosaur cold-blood theory” » More...
Eggshells reveal birds’ evolutionary secrets
Molecules from eggshells of endangered and extinct birds can tell behaviour and evolutionary Continue reading “Eggshells reveal birds’ evolutionary secrets” » More...
Arctic regions much more vulnerable to change than thought
First analyses of the longest sediment core ever collected on land in the terrestrial Arctic has provided documentation that intense warm intervals Continue reading “Arctic regions much more vulnerable to More...
Natural selection may drive cancer cells to evolve resistance to treatment
Cancer is subject to the evolutionary processes laid out by Charles Darwin in his concept of natural selection Continue reading “Natural selection may drive cancer cells to evolve resistance to treatment” More...
Stonehenge celebrated winter solstice not summer as thought
Famous Stonehenge has been commonly associated with the annual celebration of summer but a researcher has suggested that the winter festival was more important Continue reading “Stonehenge celebrated winter More...
Foundations of meeting house discovered in Wales may pre-date pyramids
The foundations of a large prehistoric building older than Egypt’s pyramids have been discovered in Wales Continue reading “Foundations of meeting house discovered in Wales may pre-date pyramids” » More...
New evidence supporting John the Baptist bones theory discovered
Scientists have unearthed new evidence suggesting that the mysterious remains found in an ancient reliquary in a 5th century monastery on Sveti Ivan Island in Bulgaria belong to St John the Baptist Continue reading More...
