At least three explanations are under consideration, each of which could have dramatically reshaped planetary conditions for ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

Scientists have long sought reliable methods to date ancient geological events, but a surprising find in deep-sea samples may ...

Around 20 years ago, a team of paleontologists identified Vegavis iaai for the first time, citing a fossil from Antarctica, around 68 million years to 66 million years old. At the time of the ...

Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with the Dresden University of Technology (TUD Dresden) and the Australian National ...

The study suggests the Zanclean Megaflood ended the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago. A new study ... known floods in Earth's history," said Dr ...

The research suggests the Zanclean Megaflood ended the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ... Earth & Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01972 ...

Study: Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago In a recent article in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, researchers investigated when Homo ...

The sea may have been refilled by a gigantic "megaflood" some 5.33 million years ago, according to a new paper in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. The so-called Zanclean Megaflood ...