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Prehistoric pedestrians once walked 9th Street in Corvallis. Now, you can see proof at the library
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (554+ words) Prehistoric pedestrians once walked 9th Street in Corvallis....
Why does a narwhal’s tusk twist and what’s it made of?
36+ min ago (868+ words) Headline: Heat Advisory until TUE 8:00 PM EDT Narwhals in Northwest Greenland. (Carsten Egevang / Greenland Institute of Natural Resources via SWNS) Hidden secrets of the narwhal's twisted tusk have been revealed using the latest X-ray technology. Tusks of the species of…...
Giant animals may explain how humans spread across the Americas
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (1011+ words) Early humans may have spread across the Americas by specializing in giant prey such as mammoths, ground sloths, and gomphotheres. Near the end of the last Ice Age, the ancestors of Indigenous peoples spread from Alaska and the Yukon to…...
Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (1110+ words) Abundant sunshine. High 97F. NW winds at less than 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph.. Narwhal tusks have fascinated people for people for centuries Narwhals have nature's only straight tusk, which grows through their upper lip Scientists have several hypotheses for what…...
Frontiers | Editorial: Prehistoric humans and eroding landscapes
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (178+ words) Front. Environ. Archaeol., 18 August 2026 Sec. Landscape and Geological Processes 1. Interdisciplinary Centre for Archaeology and the Evolution of Human Behaviour (ICArEHB), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal 2. Department of Art and Culture, History and Antiquity, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Editorial on…...
Indiana Senate Republicans offering paid spring internships
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (218+ words) STATEHOUSE — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2027 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). Qualified candidates may be…...
Double spiral inside narwhal tusks may explain their resistance to bending
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (21+ words) Phys.org This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....
Scientists unravel the mystery behind narwhals’ uniquely twisted tusks
13+ min ago (594+ words) For centuries, the narwhal’s long, ivory-colored tusk was treated as evidence of magic. In medieval Europe, these extraordinary teeth were sold as unicorn horns and were believed to neutralize poison, cure disease, and possess supernatural powers. Modern science has removed…...
Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (778+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Hidden secrets of the narwhal's twisted tusk revealed using X-ray technology
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (156+ words) An International research team of scientists have uncovered the secret behind the narwhal’s famous twisted tusk using advanced 3D X-ray technology. Researchers discovered the tusk contains two opposing spirals, with the outer layer twisting left and the inner layer twisting right....