The Great London [07/27/24] 

  • Fossils: Mammal diversity exploded immediately after dinosaur extinction

    The diversity of mammals on Earth exploded straight after the dinosaur extinction event, according to UCL researchers. New analysis of the fossil record shows that placental mammals, the group that today includes nearly 5000 species including humans, became more varied in anatomy during the Paleocene epoch - the 10 million years i…

  1. Getty's 'Imagining the Past in France' illuminates Middle Ages
  2. Antarctic ice reveals trapped secrets of climate change
  3. 'Connecting Continents: Indian Ocean Trade and Exchange' opens at the British Museum
  4. Relatives shrug off 'Curse of Tutankhamun' tomb jinx
  5. Vatican treasures on display