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Giant Scorpion Fossil Reveals a One-Meter Devonian Predator
29+ min ago (250+ words) A fossil pincer assigned to Praearcturus gigas, with a claw comparable in size to an entire large living scorpion. (The Trustees of the Natural History Museum / University of Manchester) A clear comparative example is Eramoscorpius brucensis, which is a Silurian…...
These Crabs Have Been Crawling Before the Dinosaurs
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (56+ words) Yahoo Delve into the remarkable yet precarious existence of the American horseshoe crab, a species that has thrived for over 200 million years but now faces an uncertain future. Learn about their unique characteristics, vital role in medical science, and the…...
Northern B.C. community brings back dinosaur mascot from extinction, after a nearly 30-year 'sabbatical' | CBC News
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (524+ words) The District of Hudson's Hope unveiled a new costume for the town's mascot, Dudley the Dinosaur, last week. It's been nearly 30 years since Dudley was shelved, with the original mascot costume retired around 1997 or 1998 due to wear and tear, explained…...
Ancient???cheetah??? adapted to a fish-based diet to survive
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (478+ words) By Jeff Richardson, Special to the Van Nuys News Press When the now-extinct American cheetah was enduring the last ice age, a glaciated barrier broke up its territory into two distinct territories — one in central North America and another much…...
From Life’s Origin to Cyanobacteria in a Billion Years
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (193+ words) From Dr. Selim, “It came as a big surprise to us that one of the earliest life forms on Earth — evolutionarily older and simpler cells — had already developed communication structures regulated by calcium signals similar to those found in the…...
Ancient ‘cheetah’ adapted to a fish-based diet to survive
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (508+ words) By Jeff Richardson-UAF on Sep 5, 2026Comments Off on Ancient ‘cheetah’ adapted to a fish-based diet to survive When the now-extinct American cheetah was enduring the last ice age, a glaciated barrier broke up its territory into two distinct territories — one in…...
Northern B.C. community brings back dinosaur mascot from extinction, after a nearly 30-year 'sabbatical"
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (596+ words) The District of Hudson's Hope unveiled a new costume for the town's mascot, Dudley the Dinosaur, last week. It's been nearly 30 years since Dudley was shelved, with the original mascot costume retired around 1997 or 1998 due to wear and tear, explained…...
Scientists Just Found the Largest Soft-Shell Egg Ever Discovered, Buried in Antarctica for 68 Million Years
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (400+ words) Buried beneath the seafloor near Antarctica for 68 million years, a single fossil egg is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about ancient reptiles. It has no skeleton, no obvious owner, and a shape that doesn't match anything paleontologists expected to…...
Local archaeologist helps launch summer reading program
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (545+ words) Summer reading at the Idaho Springs Library June 26. Summer reading for kids is back in Clear Creek County, and it kicked off with kids at the Idaho Springs Library digging into the past. “Unearth a Story” is this year’s theme…...
Rockpile Museum Association prepares for next week's Parade of Pronghorns
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (745+ words) The Rockpile Museum’s painted pronghorns will soon be migrating elsewhere, going up for auction Thursday as part of the Rockpile Museum Association’s Parade of Pronghorns fundraiser. The 10 painted pronghorn statues have been a popular attraction at the Rockpile Museum this…...