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New lineage of microbes dwelling in Yellowstone sheds mild on origin of life

Scientists have discovered a brand new lineage of microbes dwelling in Yellowstone Nationwide Park’s thermal options that sheds mild on the origin of life, the evolution of archaeal life and the significance of iron in youth. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Life on the ice: For the primary time scientists have immediately noticed residing micro organism in polar ice and snow

For the primary time scientists have immediately noticed residing micro organism in polar ice and snow — an setting as soon as thought-about sterile. The brand new proof has the potential to change perceptions about which planets within the universe … Continue reading

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Shaking up the fish family tree: ‘Living fossil’ not as old as we thought

Polypterids are weird and puzzling African fish that have perplexed biologists since they were discovered during Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in the late 1700s. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Methane-munching microbes living in the deep biosphere for 400 million years: An analogue for extra-terrestrial life

It is becoming more and more appreciated that a major part of the biologic activity is not going on at the ground surface, but is hidden underneath the soil down to depths of several kilometres in an environment coined the … Continue reading

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New archaeological evidence throws light on efforts to resist ‘the living dead’

A new scientific study of medieval human bones, excavated from a deserted English village, suggests the corpses they came from were burnt and mutilated. Researchers believe this was carried out by villagers who believed that it would stop the corpses … Continue reading

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The last ‘caimans’ living in Spain

Sixteen million years ago, the reptile Diplocynodon ratelii lived in wooded ecosystems among the lakes and pools of what we know today as Catalonia (Spain). Fossils found at the Els Casots site in the Vallès-Penedès Basin confirm not only that … Continue reading

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Giving weight to Darwin’s concept of ‘dwelling fossils’

Scientists learning the ‘dwelling fossil’ Sphenodon — or tuatara — have recognized a brand new method to measure the evolutionary fee of those enigmatic creatures, giving credence to Darwin’s principle of ‘dwelling fossils.’ Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Living fossil genome unveiled

The sequence of the ginkgo genome provides a genetic resource of the past, report scientists. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Sea snakes have extra sense for water living

The move from life on land to life in the sea has led to the evolution of a new sense for sea snakes, an Australian study suggests. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily

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