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ksl.com > article > 51/46/0477 > dna-from-a-tiny-but-mighty-insect-could-help-reveal-the-timeline-for-prehistoric-humans

DNA from a tiny but mighty insect could help reveal the timeline for prehistoric humans

8+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1013+ words) ATLANTA " Mosquitoes haven't always had a taste for human blood " partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans. Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to human blood could provide a novel window into…...

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ksl.com > article > 51/44/8300 > jeffrey-epsteins-interest-in-dinosaurs-has-led-to-a-reckoning-in-the-paleontology-community

Jeffrey Epstein's interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1014+ words) BIRMINGHAM, England " A British dinosaur convention is banning some paleontologists named in the Jeffrey Epstein files from attending DinoCon " as the global scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted sex offender's connections to prominent people in the…...

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ksl.com > article > 51/44/0742 > baby-long-necked-dinosaurs-were-a-perfect-snack-for-predators

Baby long-necked dinosaurs were a 'perfect snack' for predators

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (497+ words) WASHINGTON " It may have been suicidal for a predator to go after a healthy adult Brachiosaurus, a behemoth weighing perhaps 60 tons that was a member of the long-necked group "of dinosaurs called sauropods that included the largest land animals ever…...

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ksl.com > article > 51/43/4483 > new-dinosaur-fossils-excavated-at-dinosaur-national-monument

New dinosaur fossils excavated at Dinosaur National Monument

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (188+ words) DINOSAUR, Colo. " Paleontologists removed new dinosaur fossils from a parking lot construction site at Utah's Dinosaur National Monument on Friday. The National Park Service reported that the fossils were identified on Sept. 16, 2025, when construction crews removed a portion of the…...