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Scientists thought they knew everything strange about the platypus, until they switched on an ultraviolet light and watched it do something no one saw coming
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (730+ words) Some animals are a little strange. The platypus is in a league entirely of its own. It is a mammal that lays eggs. It has a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver, webbed feet, and, in the…...
Prehistoric Party and more at the Johnson City Library
22+ min ago (29+ words) Johnson City Press Plan your week with our local event calendar Prehistoric Party and more at the Johnson City Library...
Ancient Millipedes Still Had Secrets to Tell | Newswise
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (424+ words) A Virginia Tech-led team of international scientists has solved one of the last major mysteries in millipede evolution, revealing new clues about a group of animals that helped pave the way for life on land. The findings, published in Current…...
Early Humans News -
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (723+ words) Read about early humans in this anthropology news section. Early human development, early human migration, culture and more. Photos....
Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (225+ words) A Tarbosaurus dinosaur fossil is seen on display during a handover ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Mongolia has recovered a rare dinosaur skeleton and a trove of fossils illegally exported two decades ago, authorities said Wednesday, concluding years…...
Ancient Millipedes Reveal Hidden Secrets from the Past
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (962+ words) Long before the first vertebrates ever took their tentative steps on land, millipedes had already established themselves as the pioneer inhabitants of terrestrial ecosystems. These multi-legged decomposers played a crucial role in shaping the earliest terrestrial environments hundreds of millions…...
CAN I KEEP DAT DAWG? | How Rusk County Library's summer reading program changed my life
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (658+ words) Published 10: 49 am Friday, June 12, 2026 I only went to take pictures" There are a few Rusk County organizations that hold special places in my heart, but topping the list would have to be the Henderson Animal Center and the Rusk County…...
Edinburgh Fringe Preview: DINOSAURS at Greenside @ Riddles Court
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (234+ words) Dinosaurs Image supplied without credit by publicist Los Angeles-based theatre company The Nightmare Lizards bring their acclaimed production DINOSAURS to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending dark comedy, science fiction and emotional storytelling in a genre-defying new play. Written by Mandy…...
Arctic Tern sighted in Kollam for the first time
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (229+ words) Published - June 12, 2026 07: 29 pm IST - KANNUR An Arctic Tern, a migratory seabird, was recorded at Azheekal Pulimuttu in Kollam district during a seawatch survey conducted along the Kerala coast, marking the first documented sighting of the species in Kollam and only…...
World's first T-Rex leather bag fails to sell at Paris auction | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (212+ words) Paris: The world's first handbag produced from synthetic leather created from Tyrannosaurus rex cells did not sell at a Paris auction because bids fell far short of expectations. The highest bid was "150, 000, significantly less than the "300, 000 reserve price established for…...