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567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life
12+ min ago (528+ words) A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The discovery pushes key evolutionary milestones back by up to 10 million years and suggests…...
Meet 'Saxifraga candelabrum,' the Newest Member of the Carnivorous Plant Family
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (358+ words) Researchers have confirmed that an alpine wildflower native to the rocky slopes of southwestern China is a carnivorous plant, marking the first scientifically proven insect-eating species within its group and expanding the known global list of carnivorous flora. Discovery in…...
Ancient frog just found in La Brea Tar Pits could change everything we know about prehistoric LA
43+ min ago (372+ words) A forgotten fossil sitting in a museum drawer for nearly 100 years has turned out to be a game-changing Ice Age discovery. The fossil was originally excavated from Rancho La Brea in 1929 but went largely unstudied until lead author Jose Alberto…...
Watauga students rebuild little free libraries damaged by Helene | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (362+ words) A new brightly-colored little free library has popped up in downtown Boone. Local high school students made it with kids in the community to replace those that were damaged by Hurricane Helene. Lily Thompson, 17, remembers when Helene hit, just under…...
Two Left Feet in Prehistoric Scandinavia
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (81+ words) Peru’s ancient farmers used intricate rock maps to plan for the future Digs & Discoveries July/August 2026 Digs & Discoveries May/June 2026 Tuning in to the sounds of the ancient world Hoards of lavish gold and silver neck rings buried on an…...
Scientists sifted through a million years of volcanic ash in a remote cave, and found a forgotten evolutionary world
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (395+ words) A study published in Alcheringa highlights an excavation at Moa Eggshell Cave near Waitomo on the North Island. A research team led by Trevor Worthy of Flinders University and Paul Scofield of the Canterbury Museum recovered a diverse collection of…...
Evolution of Biological Information: Lizards and a “New” Organ
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (193+ words) We have been looking at Christoph Adami’s book, The Evolution of Biological Information. Up to now, we have been criticizing his theoretical use of information theory. Now we turn to his Chapter 4, “Experiments in Evolution,” where he draws conclusions from…...
Hundreds dive into summer reading at Elgin libraries
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (286+ words) The Summer Reading Club is a program designed to encourage children to continue reading through the summer break from school. The club is offered at over 2,000 libraries across Canada and is available at all Elgin County Library branches for the…...
It had a massive 50cm leg span and was hailed as a giant, terrifying prehistoric spider??? but scientists got it spectacularly wrong???
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (713+ words) In 1980, a palaeontologist announced the discovery of the largest ‘spider’ ever; except this eight-legged giant wasn’t a spider, but a sea scorpion that would have to wait 25 years for its true identity to be revealed… In 1980, Hünicken described his discovery…...
Two origins of life
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (311+ words) Early Evolution of Life: Publication in Science Advances Martin: “The surprise is that the enzymes that catalyse those reactions are not conserved across the evolutionary divide that separates bacteria and archaea. We found that the last universal ancestor of all…...