ScienceDaily: Fossils & Ruins News

A remarkably well-preserved fossil elephant cranium from Kenya is helping scientists understand how its species became the dominant elephant in eastern Africa several million years ago, a time when a cooler, drier climate allowed grasslands to spread and when habitually bipedal human ancestors first appeared on the landscape.

Experts can make crucial decisions about future biodiversity management by using artificial intelligence to learn from past environmental change, according to new research.