Prehistoric insects that resemble modern lice infested animals as early as the mid-Cretaceous, living and evolving along with dinosaurs and early birds
Our elimination of other species probably wasn’t a planned, coordinated effort of the sort practised by civilisations, but a war of attrition. The end result, however, was just as final.
Plants and animals came back much faster than thought, with plants spurring mammals to diversify, the team reports today in Science.
‘Homo luzonensis’ boasted an eclectic mix of features similar to those found in different species of hominins
Decades of ongoing research in this region have literally rewritten what scientists know about Mesozoic life, especially about the ecosystems that immediately preceded the final extinction of the dinosaurs.
Subtly, but poignantly, the science of Jurassic World sneaks in evolutionary biology without calling it that. Go see Jurassic World and learn some science, but mostly just have a good adventure.
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