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1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (350+ words) After an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, now called the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction, fish in the fossil record went dark for about 10, 000, 000 years. When they have been found again, any species that look different than those that came…...

13+ min ago  (782+ words) About 375 million years ago, the ancestors of all land vertebrates hauled themselves out of the water and onto land. How they managed that transition, using fins not yet evolved into proper legs, is one of the great questions in the…...

27+ min ago  (686+ words) The mammoth's tusk at the excavation site in Taimering, Germany. (BLf D via SWNS) A recently discovered woolly mammoth was likely butchered by Ice Age hunters around 25, 000 years ago, according to new research. They even used one of the rib…...

58+ min ago  (686+ words) The mammoth's tusk at the excavation site in Taimering, Germany. (BLf D via SWNS) A recently discovered woolly mammoth was likely butchered by Ice Age hunters around 25, 000 years ago, according to new research. They even used one of the rib…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (203+ words) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Roger Rakestraw holds baby mammoth tooth found near here. Calling all rockhounds: The Annual Fossil Road Show is this Saturday, June 13, from 10 a. m. - 2 p. m. at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany. Paleontologist George Phillips from the…...

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3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (416+ words) Monroe Free Library is excited to announce its 2026 Summer Reading Program, "Dig into the Past," a six-week adventure through world and American history designed for children and teens ages 018. This year's program invites participants to become time travelers, exploring fascinating…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (104+ words) Gamereactor UK Not many of us associate octopi with the United Kingdom, but the common or Mediterranean octopus is native to its coasts. Usually, though, they are so rarely seen around the waters of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (522+ words) An analysis of dental tartar containing traces of human diets dating back over 33, 000 years has revealed that ancient Europeans and many early Asian populations likely only ate insects by accident, perhaps as larvae in the carcasses of dead animals. Conversely,…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (357+ words) Legislation Proposes Selling 9 Acres of State Prison Land Near Shiloh Road to Adjacent Commercial Property Owner Two More Businesses Lease Space in Former Bellefonte Rite Aid Building Who Were Penn State's Highest Paid Employees Last Year? New Filing Reveals Top…...