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- Fossils of 'giant cloud rats' discovered in Philippine caves
- Hungry fruit flies are extreme ultramarathon fliers
- Cracking the code of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Where's my horse-sized rabbit?
| Fossils of 'giant cloud rats' discovered in Philippine caves Posted: 23 Apr 2021 05:57 AM PDT Scientists have discovered the fossils of three new species of giant cloud rats that lived alongside ancient humans in the Philippines. These fluffy, squirrel-like creatures may have been a source of food for the ancient humans. |
| Hungry fruit flies are extreme ultramarathon fliers Posted: 22 Apr 2021 03:18 PM PDT New research indicates that the common fruit fly can travel tens of kilometers in a single flight when in search of food. |
| Cracking the code of the Dead Sea Scrolls Posted: 21 Apr 2021 12:12 PM PDT The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered some seventy years ago, are famous for containing the oldest manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and many hitherto unknown ancient Jewish texts. But the individual people behind the scrolls have eluded scientists, because the scribes are anonymous. Now, by combining the sciences and the humanities, researchers have cracked the code, which enables them to discover the scribes behind the scrolls. |
| Where's my horse-sized rabbit? Posted: 19 Apr 2021 06:51 AM PDT Why don't we see rabbits rivaling the sizes of horses? Researchers investigated the fossil record and evolutionary history to report that larger herbivore competitors were one evolutionary constraint limiting rabbits' size. |
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