Ancient Americans Were Specialist Mammoth Killers

The ancient Clovis people were specialised mammoth hunters, according to new research! Also in the news this week, the lifestyle of the giant extinct bird Argentavis has been investigated, the past habitability of Venus has been studied, and much more!

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Sources:
Clovis people were specialist mammoth hunters:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...

Human / dog interactions in Late Pleistocene Alaska:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-archaeo...

New pterosaur species Melkamter pateko:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...

The lifestyle of Argentavis magnificens:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

Dinosaur diversity in the Early Cretaceous of England:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg:
https://apnews.com/article/oldest-bir...

Artemis moon mission delayed:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nas...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-i/

Venus was never habitable:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4155...
https://www.sci.news/space/venus-habi...

Whaling in Iceland:
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-iceland...
https://uk.whales.org/2024/06/11/hunt...

Redrawing the picture of the neuron:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
https://www.science.org/content/artic...

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Ancient Americans were specialist mammoth hunters
3:17 - Ancient human and dog interactions in Alaska
4:44 - New species of pterosaur discovered
5:33 - The lifestyle of the giant extinct bird Argentavis
6:47 - Discovery of more spinosaurs and other carnivorous dinosaurs in England
8:32 - World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg
9:31 - Artemis moon mission delayed
10:37 - Venus was never habitable
11:51 - Whaling in Iceland
13:11 - Redrawing the picture of the neuron
14:04 - The 7 Days of Science Patreon!
14:40 - Opening the Curiosity Box!