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A Treasure Trove of Fossils Rewrites the Story of Early Life

https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-treasure-trove-of-cambrian-fossils-rewrites-the-story-of-early-life-20260501/

#HackerNews #fossils #earlylife #paleontology #Cambrian #sciencehistory #evolution

A Treasure Trove of Cambrian Fossils Rewrites the Story of Early Life | Quanta Magazine

Remarkably preserved fossils found in southern China offer a fascinating window into what life looked like at the end of the Cambrian explosion, with half of the species uncovered being new to science.

Quanta Magazine
Psychotherapy Commission ACPEApr 8

A study of Israeli adults found that greater unpredictability in early life is linked to larger increases in psychological distress during the Israel-Hamas war, with higher distress and emotion dysregulation present even before the conflict began. The surge in distress during the war was especially pronounced for those who experienced childhood unpredictability.

The article is of interest to psychology enthusiasts because it examines how early environmental instability shapes emotional regulation and distress responses under extreme real-world stress, highlighting developmental and contextual factors in mental health.

Article Title: An unpredictable childhood predicts greater psychological distress during the Israel-Hamas war

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/an-unpredictable-childhood-predicts-greater-psychological-distress-during-the-israel-hamas-war/

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#earlylife #unpredictability #psychologicaldistress #emotiondysregulation #warstress

NewsletterTFMar 1

Ancient Amphibian Fossils Resurface, Illuminating Early Life's Global Reach

Newly found ancient amphibian fossils from Australia, dating back to the start of the Age of Dinosaurs, reveal how early land animals spread across the world.

#AncientAmphibians, #FossilDiscovery, #AustralianPaleontology, #EarlyLife, #DinosaurEra

https://newsletter.tf/ancient-amphibian-fossils-australia-early-life-spread/

NewsletterTFMar 1

Two ancient amphibian fossils, Erythrobatrachus and Arenaerpeton, have been rediscovered and identified. These finds show early land animals were spreading globally and adapting to sea life.

#AncientAmphibians, #FossilDiscovery, #AustralianPaleontology, #EarlyLife, #DinosaurEra

https://newsletter.tf/ancient-amphibian-fossils-australia-early-life-spread/

Ancient Amphibian Fossils Found in Australia Show Early Life Spread Globally

Newly found ancient amphibian fossils from Australia, dating back to the start of the Age of Dinosaurs, reveal how early land animals spread across the world.

The-14Feb 14
Snowball Earth wasn’t fully frozen: ice-free oases sheltered early life
#Science #SnowballEarth #Cryogenian #ClimateScience #EarthHistory #EarlyLife #Geology #GarvellachIslands #Sturtian #Marinoan #Paleoclimate #Nature
https://the-14.com/snowball-earth-wasnt-fully-frozen-ice-free-oases-sheltered-early-life/
Snowball Earth wasn’t fully frozen: ice-free oases sheltered early life | The-14

New research reveals Snowball Earth wasn’t fully frozen, with ice-free tropical oases possibly sheltering early complex life during extreme glaciation.

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Joseph Lim Jan 27
More #young adults, teens in #Singapore being diagnosed with #cancer
“Researchers hv identified a ‘birth cohort effect’ ..” Dr Poon said.. someone born in 1990 is 4 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer cf w someone born in 1950, she noted.. emerging evidence points to changes in the #earlylife #exposome as likely contributing #factors. These incl te rise in #ultraprocessed #foods, #obesity, sedentary lifestyles & alterations to the gut #microbiome" #health 🧐⚕️
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/more-young-adults-teens-in-singapore-being-diagnosed-with-cancer
More young adults, teens in Singapore being diagnosed with cancer

Discover why more young adults and teens are being diagnosed with cancer, explore common types, and learn about risk factors and prevention. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
SpookySteedJan 11, 2025
@teamwhiteenthusiast #EarlyLife
Vermont Citizen ScientistOct 7, 2024
How could microbes survive deep inside rock? Here's how” https://astrobiology.com/2024/10/a-2-billion-year-old-rock-is-home-to-living-microbes.html Potential for finding similar things inside all those rocks careening through our solar system? #astrobiology #microbiallife #Earlylife
A 2-billion-year-old Rock Is Home To Living Microbes - Astrobiology

Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in 2-billion-year-old rock.

Astrobiology
Vermont Citizen ScientistJun 4, 2024
New insights into early life forms from living stromatolites: the organisms that “poisoned” the atmosphere with all that oxygen and wiped out a lot of their competition. https://astrobiology.com/2024/06/new-vestiges-of-the-first-life-on-earth-discovered-in-saudi-arabia.html #evolution #earlylife #oxygen
New Vestiges Of The First Life On Earth Discovered In Saudi Arabia - Astrobiology

Stromatolites are the earliest geological record of life on Earth. These curious biotic structures are made of algae carpets growing toward the light and precipitating carbonates.

Astrobiology
IMPACTT MicrobiomeApr 4, 2024

Plenary Speaker Profile: Meet Dr. Jayne Danska, Senior Scientist at SickKids and Professor at the University of Toronto who will speak about early life origins of autoimmunity: genes, microbes and immunity in type 1 diabetes at #HavingIMPACTT2024

#diabetes #earlylife #t1d #microbes #microbiota #microbiome #immunity #immunology #genes #genetics #conference #symposium