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Scientists have identified a new species of ancient whale with cartoonish bulging eyes that they say would have made it look like a Pokémon. A precursor to today’s modern whale species, the 25 million-year-old creature was “deceptively cute,” according to Erich Fitzgerald, senior curator of vertebrate paleontology at Australia’s Museums Victoria Research Institute, as reported by the Toronto Sun. “It …

Fossilized teeth discovered in Ethiopia have revealed a new-to-science species of Australopithecus, a genus of early hominins that lived from the Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene. Not only does it add to our busy human family tree, but the discovery proves they were living alongside the oldest specimens of Homo, the genus of early humans that includes our species, Homo …

Scientists ‘Hack’ Fruit Fly Romance By Transferring Vomit-Based Courtship Between Species  Study Finds Fruit fly study achieves first transfer of behavior between species through single gene manipulation  Phys.org A single protein makes lovesick flies spill their guts  Science News Source link

A biology team pitched their tents one night inside Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park. While checking rocks near camp, the group lifted a flat slab and met a tiny brown scorpion, Scorpiops krachana, staring back with a startling array of eight bright eyes. Scorpiops krachan, a species new to science, was formally described and submitted for review on March 6, …

Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage  Reuters New discoveries of Australopithecus and Homo from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia  Nature In ancient teeth, clues of human evolution — and perhaps a new species  The Washington Post Meet the Newly Discovered Human Ancestor Identified Just by Its Teeth  Scientific American Ancient Teeth Suggest Our Ancestors Lived Side by Side With a Mysterious Hominin  ScienceAlert Source link

Roughly 2.6 million-year-old fossilized teeth found in Ethiopia might belong to a previously unknown early human relative, researchers say. The teeth are from a species of Australopithecus, the genus that includes Lucy (A. afarensis). But these newly discovered teeth don’t appear to belong to any known species of Australopithecus, according to a new study published in the journal Nature on …

Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying Wednesday the species was “deceptively cute” but a fearsome predator. Museums Victoria pieced together the species from an unusually well-preserved skull fossil found on Victoria’s Surf Coast in 2019. In a study published Tuesday, scientists say they discovered a “fast, sharp-toothed predator” that would …

Myloplus sauron, a newly described Amazonian fish, looks like trouble at first glance. Its round silver body wears a stark black stripe that tapers toward the belly, a pattern that recalls the fiery “Eye of Sauron” from The Lord of the Rings. Yet appearances mislead. The fish is a peace loving herbivore equipped with human style molars instead of razor …

Domestic Dogs Female dogs with strong maternal instincts often adopt and nurse orphaned animals of other species such as kittens, ducklings, squirrels, and even raccoons. This behaviour is common especially when they are lactating, driven by hormonal influences and social bonding. Source link

The species that can regrow their eyes after amputation  The Independent A genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration  Nature This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration  Science News This snail’s eyes grow back: Could they help humans do the same?  EurekAlert! Seeing with fresh eyes: Snails as a system for studying sight restoration  Medical Xpress Source link