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The governor of Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region has urged residents not to approach the coastline. “A tsunami warning has been issued, and the strength of the wave is being determined”, Vladimir Solodov said on Telegram. “I urge...
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for people around the Pacific to be on alert or move to higher...

Two-million-year-old teeth transform theory of prehistoric human evolution

The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells...

Two-million-year-old pitted teeth from our ancient relatives reveal secrets about human evolution

The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells...

Paleontologists identify 12 new dinosaur teeth in China’s Nenjiang Formation

A recent study by Keifeng Yu and his colleagues, published in Acta Geologica Sinica, describes the discovery and identification of 12 new dinosaur teeth...

Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way

The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to...

Tyrannosaur teeth discovered in Bexhill-on-Sea with help of retired quarryman

Research led by the University of Southampton has revealed that several groups of meat-eating dinosaurs stalked the Bexhill-on-Sea region of coastal East Sussex 135...

Fossil teeth suggest a long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive...

Elephant ancestors’ teeth evolved in response to long term changes in diet and climate in Africa

The latest study about of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) from the University of Helsinki provides proof that some proboscideans started to adapt...

The speed at which spinosaurid dinosaur teeth were replaced accounts for their overabundance in Cretaceous sites

This has been confirmed in the article ‘New contributions to the skull anatomy of spinosaurid theropods: Baryonychinae maxilla from the Early Cretaceous of Igea...

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