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Meet 5 world’s oldest turtles that have lived for centuries
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (436+ words) Turtles and tortoises are among the longest-living animals on Earth. Some individuals have survived for more than two centuries, witnessing historic events, scientific discoveries, and generations of human life. Their extraordinary lifespans continue to fascinate scientists and animal lovers alike....
Presence of horned dinosaurs in Europe confirmed by study that included University of Bucharest
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (297+ words) The findings suggest that fossils previously considered to be rhabdodontidae, a group recognized as common in Europe, actually belong to atypical "horned dinosaurs," and Europe may even have represented an important corridor in the dispersal of these animals between Asia…...
'The fossils won't be going to Kenosha anymore': Unique fossil hunting program at liberal arts college ends
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (859+ words) The Carthage Institute of Paleontology left the Dinosaur Discovery Museum building in January. Now they must look for a new fossil home. For 20 years, Thomas Carr has gone dinosaur hunting at the Hell Creek Formation in Montana with his students…...
The age of fishes began after a wave of mass death, fossil database shows
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (268+ words) Scientists have uncovered how a catastrophic ice age extinction reshaped early marine life, revealing that the dominance of jawed vertebrates emerged directly from environmental collapse nearly 445 million years ago. Professor Lauren Sallan led the Macroevolution Unit research team. She said…...
5,000-Year-Old Evidence Shows Humans Hunted Whales Earlier Than Previously Thought
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (641+ words) Learn how ancient shell mounds reveal that coastal communities in Brazil were hunting large whales thousands of years earlier than expected. Individuals along Brazil's southern coast 5,000 years ago were hunting large whales. Evidence from Babitonga Bay in Santa Catarina reveals…...
OPINION | FLIP PUTTHOFF: Self-guided tour reveals Earth evolution - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (13+ words) OPINION | FLIP PUTTHOFF: Self-guided tour reveals Earth evolution'Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette...
Rex's Dino Store: Visit the subway newsstand that's a real fossil
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (288+ words) PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn -- The newsstands in subway stations have largely become a thing of the past. Rex's Dino Store at Grand Army Plaza in Park Slope, Brooklyn is a one-of-a-kind example. Down the stairs and around the corner a red,…...
New Dinosaur Species Leaves Experts 'Flabbergasted"
16+ hour, 22+ min ago (449+ words) A newly described dinosaur seems to have come with its own built-in egg-grabber. In a study published in the Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of... New Dinosaur Species Leaves Experts 'Flabbergasted' A newly described dinosaur seems…...
Queen bumblebees are poor foragers thanks to sparse tongue hair
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (288+ words) Dense, fine hairs on the tongues of bumblebees allow them to pick up nectar with each slurp A bumblebee worker (left) and a queen (right) drink a sugar solution in a laboratory. The larger queens are less efficient foragers, due…...
New species of giant green anaconda discovered in never-before-seen footage
18+ hour, 54+ min ago (517+ words) This is Ecuador's Wild Wild West. Never-before-seen video shows the dramatic moment that scientists encountered a new anaconda species while filming the National Geographic travel series "Pole to Pole with Will Smith." The footage was captured last year, but was…...