1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (201+ words) The coelacanth fish is a literal living fossil with fossil records on this species dating back over 410 million years. But the fossil record on coelacanth's disappeared about 66 to 70 million years ago and the species was believed to be extinct until…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (683+ words) If you grew up on a farm, you're probably familiar with all of the folk wisdom that comes with rural living. For example, if all your cows are lying down, a farmer will tell you that chances are high that…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (350+ words) Scientists recently awakened ancient microbes that had been trapped in ice, some for around 40, 000 years. The ancient life was discovered in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers" Permafrost Tunnel near Fairbanks, Alaska. According to a statement by the team of geologists…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (387+ words) In what has become the third-highest price ever paid for a dinosaur skeleton, a 150 million-year-old juvenile ceratosaurus skeleton sold at Sotheby's auction for $30. 5 million this week. The carnivorous dinosaur called North America home 150 million years ago but that doesn't mean…...