A four-legged whale from Peru indicates that early whales crossed the South Atlantic before 42.6 million years ago and may have propelled like otters: with a robust tail and webbed fingers on their long feet.
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04/04/2019
Four-Legged Whale Ancestors Reached South America in an Otter-Like Swimming Style
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03/04/2019
Medieval Port Found Under ‘Parking 58’ in Brussels
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Siska Van ParysArchaeologists of our Institute and Urban.Brussels stumbled upon remains of the 15th century Brussels harbour on the site of the former ‘Parking 58’. The most remarkable find so far: a perfectly preserved wooden fish trap.
01/04/2019
Yes, It’s Possible: Spiders Eating Frogs
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Reinout VerbekeBiologists have observed spiders catching and eating frogs and toads in tropical Africa. The frogs often exceed the spiders in size.
14/03/2019
Ecological Footprint of First Modern Humans in Europe Was Larger Than That of the Neandertals
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Reinout VerbekeThe first modern humans in Europe hunted mammoths more intensively than Neandertals did, a study on fossils from Belgian and German sites reveals.
15/01/2019
Sardines of Lake Tanganyika Prove One And Indivisible
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Reinout VerbekeThe sardines from Lake Tanganyika (Africa) form one homogeneous group, according to a genetic study. This implies that the four countries around the lake will have to team up to maintain the overfished sardines. The fish offers food security to millions of people in Central Africa.
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