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Ancient squirrel feces offer 'time capsule' of environment thousands of years ago
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (517+ words) By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Posted June 9, 2026 11: 00 am. A researcher in British Columbia recently discovered that ancient squirrel scat can still smell just as fresh today as it did some 700, 000 years ago. Tyler Murchie, a scientist with the Hakai…...
A unicellular relative links aggregative multicellularity to animal origins
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (227+ words) How animals evolved complex multicellularity from their unicellular ancestors remains unanswered. Unicellular relatives of animals exhibit simple multicellularity through clonal division, formation of multinucleate coenocytes, or aggregation. 1 Therefore, animal multicellularity may have evolved from one (or a combination) of these…...
Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like "zombies of the Pleistocene
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (195+ words) Fossilized poo harbours remains from mammoths, bison and big cats, including some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed. Fossilized poo harbours remains from mammoths, bison and big cats, including some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed....
Dig Deeper This Summer: PWPL's "Unearth a Story" Reading Challenge Begins June 15
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (329+ words) This summer, Prince William Public Libraries invites families and readers of all ages to dig a little deeper with the theme "Unearth a Story." From June 15 through August 16, participants can uncover hidden worlds, explore the past, and discover something new…...
How Apple Brought the Ancient Creatures to Life in Prehistoric Planet
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (163+ words) ilounge. com Much original content can be found on Apple TV, the streaming service offered by Apple. The series Prehistoric Planet shows us ancient wildlife, with the show making its debut 4 years ago. The most recent season premiered in November…...
Squirrel droppings yield a goldmine of prehistoric DNA
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (988+ words) Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and sealed for thousands of years. Government of Yukon/Supplied It was the poet William Blake who once wrote about seeing a…...
'Unearth a Story' this summer at the Davidson County Public Library
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (204+ words) hpenews. com Children participate in a previous Davidson County Public Library's summer reading program activities. This year's edition will focus on dinosaurs, paleontology and archaeology. DAVIDSON COUNTY " The Davidson County Public Library's Summer Reading Program for the year 2026 is themed…...
How birds survived the mass extinction event that killed off the dinosaurs
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (103+ words) WBUR Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the devastating asteroid impact 66 million years ago. The songbirds you see today are directly linked to the velociraptor, triceratops and T. rex. Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist, about…...
Student Discovers 1. 8 Million-Year-Old Elephant Tooth
6+ hour, 26+ min ago (297+ words) A walk on the beach became a sensation for a student in England. The eleven-year-old discovered a fossilized tooth, which experts say is around 1. 8 million years old. No one had expected such a find. During a beach walk in eastern…...
Would Little Green Men Prove Evolution Wrong?
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (830+ words) Steven Spielberg wants us to believe. Trailers for his latest blockbuster "Disclosure Day," set for release next Friday, feature humans in direct contact with extraterrestrials (ET) " the stereotypical "grays" from alien-abduction lore. He says the film is "more truth than…...