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New Insights into the Evolutionary History of Picrodontids

A recent research paper published in Biology Letters has provided new insights into the evolutionary history of picrodontids, an extinct family of placental mammals. The study, co-authored by Jordan Crowell, an Anthropology Ph.D. candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, Stephen…

New Insights into Early Evolution of Cyanobacteria

Recent discoveries in the field of paleobiology have provided new insights into the early evolution of cyanobacteria and the emergence of oxygenic photosynthesis on Earth. A study published in Nature presents the oldest direct evidence of thylakoid membranes in ancient…