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Library founded in 1854 receives book checked out over 100 years ago
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (364+ words) SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) -- Founded in 1854, the Mechanics' Institute has managed to maintain its presence after earthquakes, wars and sweeping changes across San Francisco, all while continuing to serve as a cultural hub in the city's downtown core. Led by CEO…...
Fossils unearthed in Morocco are first from little-understood period of human evolution
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (883+ words) One of three jawbones excavated from Thomas Quarry in Morocco that is 773, 000 years old. Four human jawbones are shown at the same scale for comparison. The upper left fossil is more than 1 million years old and was found in Algeria....
Rare dinosaur mummy fossil 'Medusa' arrives at Winona State University for study
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (319+ words) WINONA, Minn. (WKBT)" A 66-million-year-old dinosaur fossil with extraordinarily preserved skin and soft tissue has arrived at Winona State University, offering students and researchers a rare opportunity to study one of the world's most complete prehistoric specimens. The Edmontosaurus fossil,…...
The Texas floods washed away debris and dirt. They also uncovered 100-million-year-old dinosaur tracks
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (639+ words) Dinosaur tracks were discovered in the Sandy Creek area in Travis County following the devastating July floods in Central Texas. (CNN) " The devastating flooding that swept through Texas Hill Country in early July, killing at least 135 people, unearthed a prehistoric…...
Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place and time. One was possibly an unknown species
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (822+ words) The Ledi-Geraru Research Project team, here on an excavation this year, searches for evidence of early Homo species. Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. The Ledi-Geraru Research Project paleontological team looks for fossils in…...
Fossils unearthed in Grand Canyon reveal new details of evolutionary explosion of life
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (835+ words) Researchers uncovered the internal body parts of Cambrian fauna, such as these bits of sternums from crustaceans. Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon. (CNN) " Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details…...
Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil. Are dinosaurs next?
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (1127+ words) Researchers surveying the Haughton Formation, where a 24 million-year-old rhino tooth fossil was found. A view of the Haughton Formation near Rabbit Run creek on Devon Island, Nunavut. The dry, cold "polar desert" conditions helped preserve the ancient rhinoceros fossil found…...
New dog-sized dinosaur species discovered
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (539+ words) The skull was missing from the skeleton, so the one displayed is a reconstruction. A drawing of what the Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae might have looked like. London (CNN) " Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur " one that was dog-sized and…...
Dragon prince" dinosaur discovery is changing how scientists understand T. rex
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (1027+ words) Alioramus was a small Mongolian tyrannosaur, sometime referred to as a "Pinocchio rex" for its long snout. Voris (left) and Darla Zelenitsky have been studying the evolution of tyrannosaurs. Lead study author Jared Voris, a postdoctoral scholar at the University…...
What megalodon really ate to meet its 100, 000-calorie daily requirement, according to a new study
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (920+ words) Lead study author Jeremy Mc Cormack of Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, holds up a fossilized megalodon tooth. Mc Cormack works at the mass spectrometer, which is used to determine the zinc isotope ratio. This ratio provides information about the…...