Iberian nailed head ritual was more complex than expected, isotope analysis reveals
Severed heads were a unique funerary practice within the Iberian world and represent an exceptional opportunity to analyze ...
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Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Jehol Biota
The referred specimen of the enantiornithine bird Shangyang sp. (IVPP V 26899) was recovered near La-Ma-Dong Village in Jian-Chang County, within the Jiufotang Formation (dated ∼120 Ma). It can be ...
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Afadin Sorts Different Retinal Neuron Types into Accurate Cellular Layers
This study demonstrates the critical role of Afadin on the generation and maintenance of complex cellular layers in the mouse retina. The data are solid, which provides important insights into how ...
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Did Jackson Pollock Hide Symbols in His Abstract Art?
A new study argues that Jackson Pollock embedded secret images in his paintings, which can be decoded to understand his ...
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Dissecting Avowed's beautifully abstract artwork, and how it was made
The result – a striking, watercolour-inspired image that feels at once both mysterious and evocative, abstract and ...
An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct. A fossil could offer clues
A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.