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CMNH Curator Co-Leads New Science Advances Study - Cleveland Museum of Natural History
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (230+ words) About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in northern Malawi, according to a new study. It is the first…...
Dinos claim two individual titles at Beehive 25
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (355+ words) NEPHI " The Carbon Dinos wrestling team sent five competitors to the prestigious Beehive 25 on Tuesday, facing elite wrestlers from across the state and all classifications. The Dinos delivered an outstanding performance, highlighted by two individual championships. Sophomore Jantz Greenhalgh dominated…...
Are Dory Fish Actually Forgetful? The Science Behind Blue Tangs
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (1132+ words) When "Finding Nemo" splashed onto cinema screens in 2003, audiences worldwide fell in love with Dory, the friendly but forgetful blue tang fish who helped Marlin search for his son. Her catchphrase "Just keep swimming" and her chronic short-term memory loss…...
Scientists Just Found the Face of a 500-Million-Year-Old Creature, And It’s Smiling
21+ hour, 6+ min ago (636+ words) After decades of confusion and false starts, scientists have at last uncovered the face of Hallucigenia, one of the most bizarre creatures ever discovered in the fossil record. Recent finds from Canada's Burgess Shale have shown that the creature wasn't…...
How the Komodo Dragon Became One of Nature’s Fiercest Hunters
21+ hour, 45+ min ago (1313+ words) The Komodo dragon, an apex predator of remarkable power and evolutionary distinction, stands as a living testament to nature's capacity for creating specialized hunters. Native to a handful of Indonesian islands, these massive lizards have developed hunting strategies and physical…...
115,000-Year-Old Footprints Found in a Place Where Humans Weren’t Supposed to Be
23+ hour, 6+ min ago (579+ words) Hidden for over 100,000 years, this unexpected discovery rewrites a key chapter in our history, and reveals a lost world beneath the sand. Across a wind-swept basin in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, a now-vanished lake once attracted wildlife during a brief…...
This Preserved Elk Was Found in the Coldest Ice on Record
1+ day, 10+ min ago (1099+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
The Portuguese dinosaur that lived in the Algarve 150 million years ago | By Paulo Freitas do Amaral
1+ day, 58+ min ago (329+ words) Long before the beaches, golden cliffs and summers full of tourists, the Algarve was the scene of a discovery that today excites science: a new species of dinosaur identified in Portugal. This is not a common fossil nor a repeated…...
This Ancient Animal Might Be the Oldest Living Thing Alive Today
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1334+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
What secrets do the teeth of ancient predators from North Dakota reveal
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (489+ words) During their research, scientists studied teeth found in river sediments far from the coast. One of these teeth belonged to an individual about 11 meters long'comparable in size to modern orcas. This discovery changes our understanding of how dangerous ancient waterways…...