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Oldest-known ant preserved in 113 million-year-old Brazilian fossil
Publicado em 28 de abril de 2025
Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant — a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws that lived about 113 million years ago during the age of dinosaurs and was preserved in limestone unearthed in northeastern Brazil.
The species, called Vulcanidris cratensis, is part of a lineage called hell ants – named for their demonic-looking jaws – that prospered in a wide geographical range during the Cretaceous Period but have no descendants [...]
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Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee Category Sponsor Published On: April 18, 2024
Publicado em 18 abril 2024You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee undoubtedly is a big part of global culture, and the kind made from the Arabica bean is the most appreciated by coffee drinkers. Researchers now have unlocked the genome of the Arabica species and traced its origins to a natural mating between two other coffee species an estimated 610,000 to one million years ago in the forests of Ethiopia. That makes this species older than our own species Homo sapiens, [...]ver notícia