Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age—we're witnessing a similar process now
When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand and began to turn the land to their needs, they set in motion great ...
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Ice Age Fossil Mass Grave Discovered in Florida
A group of fossil collectors have discovered a mass ice age fossil grave buried in Florida's Steinhatchee River.
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Penitentiary Glen visitors learn about Ohio's 'mega' animal past
As visitors trudged through a snow-covered hiking trail at Lake Metroparks’ Penitentiary Glen Reservation on a cold Presidents Day, they learned about large animals that lived in Ohio during a ...
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Prehistoric 'Graveyard' Uncovered In Florida Sinkhole: Fossils Of Giant Armadillos, Horses, And Sloths Reveal Ancient Ice Age World
A remarkable collection of fossils has been unearthed in Florida after a sinkhole swallowed a group of animals. 500,000 years ...
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Did a group of ice age Europeans eat human brains? Evidence of cannibalism found in a Poland cave
For the study, published in Scientific Reports, scientists analysed remains from Maszycka Cave near Krakow, studying 10 ...
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Cannibalism: Ancient Europeans ate both enemies and loved ones
Ancient Magdalenians practiced cannibalism, consuming enemies and possibly loved ones, revealing prehistoric violence.
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This Underwater Fossil Bed Found In Florida Contains Animals From An Obscure Part Of The Ice Age
About half a million years ago, several sloths, armadillos, and horses fell into a sinkhole in Florida’s Big Bend region. […] ...
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Adventures in the genetic time machine
Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?
Climate change is threatening Lake Ontario — lessons from the Little Ice Age show us why we need to adapt
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the ...
From the Ice Age to now: How repeated invasions have shaped New Zealand bird life
New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future ...
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Repeated invasions shape NZ’s bird life
New University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from ...