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An international team of scientists led by University of Rome Tor Vergata researchers has sequenced the genomes of 87 ancient and modern cats. The post Domestic Cats Were Introduced to Europe around 2,000 Years Ago, Probably from North Africa: Study appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

In 2009, paleoanthropologists found eight bones from the foot of an ancient human ancestor in 3.4-million-year-old sediments at the paleontological site of Woranso-Mille in the Afar Rift in Ethiopia. The post Two Australopithecus Species Co-Existed in Ethiopia 3.4 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

The genome of the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis sp.) is one of the largest animal genomes, exceeding 10 billion base pairs. The post Scientists Sequence Genome of Vampire Squid appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

To celebrate 25 years since the completion of the International Gemini Observatory, students in Chile voted for the Gemini South telescope to image the Butterfly Nebula, which is also known as NGC 6302, the Bug Nebula, or Caldwell 69. The post Gemini South Telescope Focuses on Butterfly Nebula appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

In new research, an international team of researchers used high-resolution 3D imaging techniques, including microCT scanning, to reconstruct brain shapes from more than three dozen species. The post New Study Reveals How Pterosaurs Evolved Flight-Ready Brain appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Paleontologists have analyzed an exceptionally long sauropod trackway at the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Tracksite in Colorado, the United States. Their results show that the giant dinosaur which made it may have been limping. The post 150-Million-Year-Old Footprints of Limping Sauropod Dinosaur Found in Colorado appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.