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The Bear as Ancestor: Indigenous Legends from North America and Siberia
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (1327+ 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…...
From Ant Supercolonies To Beaver Cities, Science Is Reopening The Debate On Animal Civilizations
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (320+ words) For generations, humans have largely understood animals in simple collective terms " a herd of elephants, a murder of crows or a shoal of fish. But scientists are increasingly exploring a far more complicated question: can animal societies possess culture, memory…...
Meet The World's Weirdest Primate. Hints: It Uses Its Finger Like A Woodpecker's Beak
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (999+ words) The aye-aye looks almost nothing like a primate. Most would describe it as a creature assembled from spare animal parts. It has oversized ears like a bat, teeth like a rodent and glowing eyes like an owl. But its most…...
13 Animals That Changed Science Forever
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (187+ words) Throughout history, certain animals have played pivotal roles in scientific discovery, becoming the unsung heroes of research that transformed human understanding of the world. From the smallest fruit flies to the most complex primates, these creatures have contributed to breakthroughs…...
COLUMN: A chance discovery on snowshoes led to discovery of landmark alvar in Ramara Township
41+ min ago (1342+ words) One of the best examples of the rarest habitat in the world can be found right here in Simcoe County. Alvar is a Swedish word to describe a barren, rocky, unproductive land on limestone bedrock, bare or covered in some…...
Platypus fossil reveals it swam with dolphins 25 million years ago
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (566+ words) The outback of South Australia has yielded a surprising chapter in the story of one of nature's oddest creatures. Paleontologists working east of the Flinders Ranges uncovered well-preserved remains of a toothed platypus that lived about 25 million years ago, revealing…...
The Neanderthal Knee of Bruniquel: A Digital Milestone in Archaeology
16+ hour, 25+ min ago (187+ words) Foro3 D In the depths of the Bruniquel cave, a 175, 000-year-old knee print challenges our view of Neanderthals. This trace, associated with an enigmatic circle of stalagmites, proves that our extinct cousins planned and executed complex works in total darkness. The…...
Crater Rock Museum celebrates local petrified wood expert
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (298+ words) CENTRAL POINT, Ore. " The Crater Rock Museum has dedicated a gallery to a longtime petrified wood expert. "It is a miracle, I tell people. It's now a semi-precious gemstone and a fossil." -Doug Foster, Petrified Wood Curator. Doug Foster knows…...
Dinosaur Meal: What it took to fill a dinosaur's stomach millions of years ago
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (32+ words) What it took to fill a dinosaur's stomach millions of years ago The Times of India - What it took to fill a dinosaur's stomach millions of years ago What they actually ate...
Why are the Isle of Wight and Jurassic Coast so rich in fossils?
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (1088+ words) An amateur fossil hunter recently discovered a rare fragment of the world's oldest marine crocodile in Lyme Regis, so what is it about the Jurassic Coast and the Isle of Wight that makes them so rich in prehistoric fossils? In…...