CNN — Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from a fossilized rhinoceros tooth, breaking new ground in the study of ancient life on Earth. The 24 million-year-old tooth, which was unearthed in the Canadian Arctic, contains proteins that are 10 times older than the most ancient known DNA. Using the sample, scientists have now analyzed the oldest detailed protein sequence on …
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Astronomers have identified a rare “fossil galaxy” named KiDS J0842+0059, located about 3 billion light-years from Earth, providing a unique window into the early universe. This galaxy, unchanged for roughly 7 billion years, stands out as the most distant relic galaxy detected beyond our local cosmic neighborhood. Fossil galaxies, also known as relic galaxies, are unusual: after an initial period …
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First discovered in the Mazon Creek fossil beds of Illinois in 1955, the Tully monster (or Tullimonstrum gregarium) has long challenged biologists and paleontologists alike. It lived about 300 million years ago, predating the rise of the dinosaurs, and yet its classification within the tree of life remains hotly debated to this day. In a landmark 2016 study published in …
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