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More than 10 million years ago, South America had saber-toothed mammals, terror birds and giant snakes. But fossil evidence suggests even its apex land predators could become prey near the water, where the enormous caiman Purussaurus neivensis ruled.
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (1377+ words) Four tooth pits in a terror bird's leg point to a 4.6-to-4.8-meter caiman, probably Purussaurus neivensis, but the fossil cannot distinguish a kill from scavenging. By Lachlan Brown · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 20, 2026 · How we edit Four shallow…...
Jurassic Lanark dinosaur trail hailed as summer success story
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (462+ words) The sixth annual Jurassic Lanark trail was a huge success with its thousands of visitors (Image: Contributed/Hamilton Advertiser) This year’s “bigger and bolder” Jurassic Lanark dinosaur trail has been hailed as a “roaring success” after thousands of locals and…...
Conserving Papyri | Nation/World | gazettextra.com
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (162+ words) Conserving Papyri GazetteXtra Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar student Alessandra Quadrelli examines a papyrus fragment at the University of Michigan Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Inside one of the world's few crash courses in conserving and caring for ancient papyrus…...
Bird evolution didn’t happen steadily: AI reveals 45 million years of climate-driven changes in skeletons
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (1085+ words) Birds may look remarkably familiar today, but their skeletons carry clues to a far more turbulent evolutionary history. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan has used artificial intelligence and a novel statistical technique to trace how…...
Conserving Papyri | Nation/World | bdtonline.com
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (115+ words) Conserving Papyri Bluefield Daily Telegraph Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar instructor Marieka Kaye inspects student Mauro Castiello's papyrus fragment and provides him with feedback on his preservation work at the University of Michigan Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. - Miniature golf…...
Country diary: All hail the horsetail, a plant that could survive anything | Kate Blincoe
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (176+ words) Newton Flotman, Norfolk: It looks like a toilet brush yet predates the dinosaurs. I can’t help but give it a stroke by the roadside, even if I get strange looks The rural road is flanked with a bank of green…...
Global scholars learn finer points of papyri conservation at rare University of Michigan seminar
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (57+ words) AP News - Entertainment SECTIONS Movies Fashion Television Celebrity Interviews Music Books Newsletters AP Entertainment Wire AP’s entertainment, media, fashion and culture coverage, personalized to your interests. See All Newsletters Global scholars learn finer points of papyri conservation at rare University…...
A scientist has proposed grouping humans’ ancient ancestors and relatives into a single genus
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (671+ words) Human evolution is often depicted as a linear sequence: ancient ape-like ancestors, followed by the Australopithecines, the first members of the genus Homo, and, finally, modern humans. However, new fossil discoveries paint a far more complex picture. Different species of…...
Mysterious seafloor bones off Taiwan suggest Denisovans stood over 6-foot tall
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (465+ words) Scientists studying ancient human remains recovered from the waters between Taiwan and the Penghu Islands say the bones could help fill in the sparse fossil record of Denisovans, one of humanity's most elusive extinct relatives. The new evidence suggests the…...
Old Maps of Living Things
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (154+ words) FAMILIAR TERRITORY Old Maps of Living Things When the Map Outlives the Land I want to show you something small. You may already know it, in which case this will be mildly embarrassing for both of us …...