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Giant octopuses were apex predators, according to new study
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (202+ words) A new study published Thursday in the journal 'Science' finds giant octopuses may have been top predators 100 million years ago. (CNN, KYMA) - A new discovery is reshaping our understanding of ancient ocean ecosystems. Scientists say giant octopuses, stretching up to…...
Largest ever octopus was top predator in dinosaur-era oceans | Natural History Museum
1+ week, 1+ day ago (967+ words) Over 80 million years ago, an octopus bigger than the giant squid was lurking in the depths of the ocean. New research suggests that Nanaimoteuthis haggarti was a fearsome carnivore eating fish, crustaceans and many other sea creatures. Move over mosasaurs…...
Giant octopuses were the ocean's apex predators 100 million years ago
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1149+ words) A jaw tip worn down by nearly a tenth does not sound like much until you picture what it means. Chipping, cracking, scratches and polish do not appear on their own. Something was hitting back. That is the clue driving…...
Stolen rare books valued at $3 M seized in Manhattan, returned to rightful heirs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (331+ words) Rare books by Keats, Wilde and Joyce that were stolen in the 1980s from the home of the sportsman, investor, publisher, philanthropist and ambassador John Hay Whitney were returned to his heirs Monday after they were intercepted by the Manhattan district…...
Giant octopus from 100 million years ago was powerful predator
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (356+ words) This is what artists think the extinct giant octopus might have looked like New research suggests that 100 million years ago giant octopuses could have be found in the oceans - likely around at the same time dinosaurs roamed the earth. Scientists…...
$3 million in rare books stolen from Whitney estate in 1980's returned to heirs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (339+ words) Apr 20, 2026, 10: 26 PM A literary mystery that began inside a Long Island estate over 40 years ago has begun to unravel. Seventeen stolen rare books, worth an estimated $3 million, were returned Monday to the heirs of John Hay Whitney and Betsey Whitney,…...
Why animals have fake eyes - and when eyespots evolve
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (427+ words) Eyespots usually evolve in bright, shallow habitats where they can be seen, especially in species that lack strong physical defenses....
Trove of rare books stolen from Whitney Estate recovered decades later
1+ week, 2+ day ago (493+ words) A book containing letters from the poet John Keats to his fiancee Fanny Brawne was among books returned to the Whitney family estate. Credit: Manhattan DA A trove of rare books and letters by literary legends like'James Joyce, John Keats…...
Insects in amber reveal ecosystem when dinosaurs roamed the Earth
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (759+ words) In Case 6 scientists found a Stem ant alongside a probable parasitic wasp and a spider. The ant seems to have been feeding on something. (Dr. Jose de la Fuente via SWNS) Insects trapped in amber have provided a unique window…...
Fable: The Evolutionist | Electronics Weekly
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (109+ words) There was once a guy who wrote that it was from the primeval waters that "all kinds of animals, plants, and trees are born and develop in time" each according to its nature." He wrote of the "primordial seeds" from…...