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Ancient DNA explains how wolves became isolated on the Falkland Islands 16,000 years ago
How the now extinct Falkland Islands wolf came to be the only land-based mammal on the isolated islands – 300 miles from the nearest landfall in Argentina – has puzzled natural historians for centuries. Australian scientists believe they have found the answer inside the wolves’ ancient DNA.
The ancient ancestor of mankind – reconstruction of 65 million year old mammal
The asteroid which killed off all non-avian dinosaurs 65 million years ago spared the ancestors of a small, furry animal from which the human species would eventually evolve. A team of 23 scientists from around the world has now reconstructed how this creature would have looked, based on the most comprehensive scientific data set ever gathered.
Alaska volcanic ash cloud linked to harsh winters in medieval Europe 855 – 860 AD
Vulcanologists have discovered that volcanic ash from the Wrangell Mountains in eastern Alaska found its way to medieval Europe in the 9th century, which may explain unusually harsh winters and celestial phenomenon recorded in Dark Age chronicles.
Ancient ‘Plato’s Tree’, under which the Greek philosopher taught his pupils 2,300 years ago, uprooted for firewood
The 3,000 year old olive tree, in whose shade Plato is said to have lectured his pupils, was uprooted on Wednesday night by Greeks desperate to find fuel to stay warm, according to the Greek media.
New book – ‘The Universe Within’ – goes back billions of years to trace the impact of cosmic events on the human body
Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin makes the connection between astronomical events and the human species in his new book, “The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People,” released today.
4,000 year-old Cornish tin-mining industry, which ended with closure of last mine in 1998, is set to revive
The mining industry in Cornwall began around 2150 BC and ended with the closure of the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall in 1998. Now, thanks to the demand for metal in China, South Crofty is set to reopen in the next few years.
The 5 million year heatwave that could have turned Earth into another Venus
A study has found that an extinction event which wiped out almost all life on Earth left most of the planet as a scorching ‘dead zone’ for 5 million years, and facing the same fate as Venus.
Roman Empire and Chinese Han Dynasty responsible for greenhouse gas emissions 1,800 years before Industrial Revolution
2,000 year-old ice core samples from Greenland challenges view that man-made climate change only began with the Industrial Revolution.
“Regions no human being will ever explore” – Glimpses of the Moon – 1913
“It may be said with certainty that man will never approach nearer to the Moon than the telescope will permit him to do through the agency of his eyes.”
Neil Armstrong rated his chances of returning safely from the Moon as no better than 50/50
The death of Neil Armstrong has made the world reflect on one of the greatest landmark achievements in the evolution of the human species, but it’s easy to forget how dangerous the whole mission was.
Mapping the decline of golden and sea eagles in the British Isles since 500 AD
The RSPB has mapped the decline in numbers of golden and white-tailed sea eagles in Britain and Ireland over the last 1,500 years.
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