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Fossils eroding out of footprint-bearing sediment included remains of elephants and large gazelles called oryxes, but not humans.
SEVEN FOOTPRINTS MAY BE THE OLDEST EVIDENCE OF HUMANS ON THE ARABIAN PENINSULABRUCE BOWERSEPTEMBER 17, 2020SCIENCE NEWSWhen fires burn up vegetation, the charred remains become hydrophobic—meaning they repel away any water.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES MAY GIVE WAY TO MASSIVE MUDSLIDESULA CHROBAKSEPTEMBER 17, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEUntil now, the oldest remains of an ancient gibbon species consisted of a small number of teeth found in China, which date from around 7 million to 9 million years ago.
A STRAY MOLAR IS THE OLDEST KNOWN FOSSIL FROM AN ANCIENT GIBBONBRUCE BOWERSEPTEMBER 8, 2020SCIENCE NEWSShe’s a bioarchaeologist — someone who studies human history through research on human remains.
WOMEN LIKE MULAN DIDN’T NEED TO GO TO WAR IN DISGUISEBETHANY BROOKSHIRESEPTEMBER 4, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSIts remains will then be smeared out into a system of rings, like the rings of Saturn but smaller and darker.
THESE IMAGES EXPOSE THE DARK SIDE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM - ISSUE 89: THE DARK SIDECOREY S. POWELLAUGUST 26, 2020NAUTILUSPrior cultural surveys and Kumeyaay historians have noted the existence of human remains and archaeological sites within the path of construction.
BORDER REPORT: KUMEYAAY BAND SUES TO STOP BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTIONMAYA SRIKRISHNANAUGUST 17, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe tracks were found in the fossil-rich Jinju Formation, home to the remains of a wide variety of animals including dinosaurs.
FOSSIL FOOTPRINTS SHOW SOME CROCODILE ANCESTORS WALKED ON TWO LEGSCAROLYN GRAMLINGJUNE 12, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThe oldest directly dated human remains have turned up in a Bulgarian cave.
THIS CAVE HOSTED THE OLDEST KNOWN HUMAN REMAINS IN EUROPEBRUCE BOWERJUNE 12, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSHer team studied the remains of three women and six men buried in a high-status Mongolian tomb.
SKELETONS HINT THAT ANCIENT SOCIETIES HAD WOMEN WARRIORSBRUCE BOWERMAY 28, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSIt’s unclear how many people will choose human composting for their family’s remains.
GREENER THAN BURIAL? TURNING HUMAN BODIES INTO WORM FOODLAURA SANDERSAPRIL 3, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSWORDS RELATED TO REMAIN
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