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A new AI tool for rapid identification in forensic investigations is faster than humans at estimating biological sex
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool for assisting in the estimation of biological sex from human skulls.
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Boosting evolution: How humans unintentionally altered the skulls of pigs
Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. According to a team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), this ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2025
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Are dogs really bred for function? New study challenges the assumptions about certain breeds
Since their domestication millennia ago, dogs have been man's best friend, and aside from friendship, centuries of selective breeding have tailored them for tasks like herding, hunting and guarding—or so we thought.
Evolution
Jan 31, 2025
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We studied more than 500 giraffe skulls from all over Africa, and confirmed there are 4 distinct species
Giraffes are among the world's most recognizable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements and unique coat patterns, they have inspired people's imaginations for centuries.
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Jan 30, 2025
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Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 22, 2025
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Neolithic Italian skull cache suggests centuries of ancestor veneration rituals
Archaeologists Dr. Jess Thompson and her colleagues have published a study dealing with the possible identification of human skulls used in ancestral veneration in the European Journal of Archaeology. The discovery at Masseria ...
Archaeology
Jan 9, 2025
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How a giant prehistoric elephant skull helped untangle an evolutionary mystery
About 400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day cousins. Their evolution has long been a mystery to paleontologists, but an ...
Evolution
Dec 18, 2024
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Peru scientists unveil crocodile fossil up to 12 million years old
Paleontologists unveiled on Wednesday the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years that was discovered in a Peruvian desert.
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Nov 28, 2024
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Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn't
When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. "Legend has it," she said, "John James Audubon really collected the skulls Morton claimed ...
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Nov 14, 2024
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Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence
A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate evolution.
Evolution
Nov 13, 2024
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