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A former Upstate NY college's entire library is up for sale, antique Bibles and all
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (377+ words) Care to add 150, 000 titles to your TBR list? The former College of Saint Rose's expansive library collection, which includes antique Bibles and publications from the 1600s, is up for sale. Albany County is seeking proposals from people or organizations interested in…...
World's Oldest Known 'Octopus' Turns Out to Be An Entirely Different Animal
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (849+ words) A fossil that was fundamental to describing the evolution of octopuses turns out to have been an impostor, all along. The famous 300-million-year-old Pohlsepia mazonensis, discovered in 2000 and later lauded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest…...
When giant animals vanished, early humans reinvented their tools - and possibly their brains
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (910+ words) For a long time, survival came down to one big win. Imagine a group of early humans bringing down a massive elephant. That single hunt could feed everyone for weeks, maybe even months. Life felt steady in a strange way,…...
Neandertals may have hunted and eaten outsiders, chilling cannibalism study finds
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (604+ words) A new study of Neanderthal remains from a cave in Belgium is shedding light on a disturbing aspect of prehistoric life. Researchers analyzing human bones from the Troisi'me caverne of Goyet (Belgium) found evidence that Neanderthals engaged in selective cannibalism…...
For 2, 000 years, no one could fully explain why chameleons' eyes seem to live separately, and the answer was coiled inside the skull in the form of an old telephone cable
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (401+ words) Home - Science - For 2, 000 years, no one could fully explain why chameleons" eyes seem to live separately, and the answer was coiled inside the skull in the form of an old telephone cable Have you ever watched a chameleon in a…...
400 milh'es de anos atr's, mesmo antes dos dinossauros, a maior criatura terrestre da hist'ria existia: a ci'ncia ainda n'o consegue explicar
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (501+ words) Seu navegador n'o pode executar javascript. Alguns recursos do site podem n'o funcionar corretamente. O per'odo Devoniano apresentava uma configura'o ambiental drasticamente diferente daquela que observamos nos dias atuais em nossos biomas. A vegeta'o era composta majoritariamente por plantas de…...
An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (955+ words) Those who venture into Foul Air Cave, below Buchan township in eastern Victoria, quickly realise how it got its ominous name. In its deepest chambers, bacteria consume oxygen and excrete organic gases to produce a toxic stench. The cave is…...
From Crisis to Recovery: Biological Responses to Environmental Change in the Fossil Record
1+ day, 22+ min ago (651+ words) The fossil record provides a unique archive of how life on Earth has responded to environmental and climatic perturbations through deep time. Marine ecosyste. .. Select the journal/section where you want your idea to be submitted: About this Research Topic…...
Ancient Sponge Discovery Could Change the Story of Earth's First Animals
2+ week, 3+ day ago (716+ words) The discovery of the sea sponge order Vilesida and its unique sterols supports the hypothesis that animals may have originated 100 million years earlier than previously expected. Ancient chemicals known as steranes are present in rocks, and the same sterol precursors…...
Interactive dinosaur exhibit opening at Mid-America Science Museum on April 25 -
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (449+ words) Interactive dinosaur exhibit opening at Mid-America Science Museum on April 25 The Arkadelphian HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas " Mid-America Science Museum will open its newest traveling exhibition, Expedition: Dinosaur, on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in the museum's Hall of Wonder. Developed by Stage 9 Exhibits, the…...