5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (598+ words) Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700, 000 years have revealed "remarkable" new details about the Arctic's evolutionary history. (Duane Froese via SWNS) Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (716+ words) Visualization of a tyrannosaur scavenging on a larger conspecific. (Josephine Nielsen / Aarhus University via SWNS) Tyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate cannibal " feeding on the carcasses of dead relatives, new research reveals. While tyrannosaurs are often portrayed as fearsome apex predators,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (418+ words) A pair of antique library books have finally been returned exactly 50 years after they were due back - avoiding what could have been thousands in fines. The dusty tomes, written almost 200 years ago, were expected back at the library in Leeds,…...