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Paleoecologist to be featured in KWU's ‘Prairie Conversations’
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (149+ words) That conversation will take place from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in Peters Science Hall 201 on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus. A professor at the University of Michigan in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,Badgleyhas degrees in Geology, Wildlife Ecology and…...
'Exquisite' fossil of one of the smallest dinosaurs found in Argentina
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (724+ words) WASHINGTON - In Argentina's Patagonia region 95 million years ago, some huge dinosaurs roamed the landscape including fearsome meat-eater Giganotosaurus, at about eight tons, and immense long-necked plant-eater Argentinosaurus, perhaps 70 tons. But this was no mere land of the giants, as a…...
Rarest amber up to 50 million years old with traces of an ancient insect found in Kaliningrad
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (237+ words) A unique sample of Baltic stone, which repeats the outlines of the larva of an ancient beetle, was discovered at the Kaliningrad Amber Combine (part of Rostec). The age of the find is from 30 to 50 million years, the company's press…...
Dinosaurs: The 'Latchkey Kids' of Prehistoric Times
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (531+ words) At SSBCrack News, our dedicated editorial team brings you the latest and most reliable updates on Defence, Geopolitics, Military Affairs, Science, and Technology. Driven by a passion for national security and strategic awareness, the SSBCrack News Desk delivers fact-checked, timely,…...
Scientists compared dinosaurs to mammals for decades but missed this key difference
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (633+ words) Imagine a baby Brachiosaurus no bigger than a golden retriever searching for plants alongside its siblings while trying to avoid predators eager for an easy meal. Far away, its parents, towering more than 40 feet tall, continue their lives with no…...
Gaston museum's fossil fair about all things prehistoric
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (80+ words) Gaston museum's fossil fair about all things prehistoric'Gaston Gazette Gaston museum's fossil fair about all things prehistoric The Schiele Museum in Gastonia will host its annual Fossil Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Here's what to expect: Attendees can bring fossils,…...
Crisp Museum Hosts Dungeons and Dragons Session for Students
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (10+ words) Crisp Museum Hosts Dungeons and Dragons Session for Students'southeastarrow.com...
Fury as 100 million year old dinosaur park could be DESTROYED by AI
15+ hour, 7+ min ago (40+ words) Fury as 100 million year old dinosaur park could be DESTROYED by new AI data center'Daily Mail Fury as 100 million year old dinosaur park could be DESTROYED by new AI data center By EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER...
Some bacteria have a built-in compass that follows Earth’s magnetic field
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (825+ words) Deep in lakes and muddy sediments, certain bacteria navigate using an internal compass made of iron crystals. For decades, scientists have known these microbes align with Earth's magnetic field " but no one had directly measured how strong that tiny biological…...
Fossil Hunter Comes Across Stunning Find in Missouri, See It Here
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (151+ words) Fossil hunter Jason Howery made a dream discovery recently while searching for fossils in Missouri. Howery filmed what appeared to be a large fossil in an icy-cold waterway, and then he set up his camera as he entered the water…...