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[ad_1] According to a study published this week, old spearheads discovered near Austin, Texas, would be the oldest weapons ever discovered in North America. Researchers at Texas A & M have discovered …

[ad_1] Researchers at Texas A&M University excavate a site in central Texas.(Photo: Texas A&M University) Ancient spear points discovered near Austin, Texas are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in …

[ad_1] A 15,000-year-old stemmed point. (Center for the Study of the First Americans, Texas A & M University) (unknown) For the long haul of Buttermilk Creek has its way through Texas Hill …

[ad_1] Looking for a view from another angle, Allwood and his colleagues went by helicopter to the Greenland site. Almost immediately after finding the site, they spotted a red geological flag. Stromatolite …

[ad_1] The oldest example of carnivorous fish has been identified. An ancient bony fish that lived about 150 million years ago had distinctive pointy teeth like the piranha of modern times. The …

[ad_1] This fish specimen has pointed and pointed teeth reminiscent of modern-day piranhas. It is thought that the creature probably used them to bite the flesh or fins of another fish in …

[ad_1] Scientists Vickie Bennett, Allen Nutman and Clark Friend examine rocks in Greenland in this July 2012 file photo. A new study says what were billed as the oldest fossils on Earth …

[ad_1] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on linkedin <div _ngcontent-c14 = "" innerhtml = " The first life on Earth left only weak traces, mainly in the form of sediments …

[ad_1] Two years ago, scientists published compelling evidence of ancient microbial life on Earth. At 3.7 billion years ago, layers of deformed Greenland rocks could hide the world's oldest fossils. But a …

[ad_1] This photo shows putative stromatolithic structures in an outcrop (arrows). A new study indicates that some structures are oriented downwards and a little higher: it is proven that they are not …