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Too Big to Flap? The Prehistoric Bird so Massive it Could Barely Fly
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (993+ words) The world was a very different place 66 million years ago. Following the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, about three-quarters of all living organisms were killed off. However, life persisted and continued differently. This time, mammals flourished like never before along with birds,…...
This Wasp Nest Built Against a Window Reveals the Hidden Architecture of a Working Colony
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (301+ words) Social wasps build nests from chewed wood fibers mixed with saliva, creating a durable, paper-like structure made up of tightly packed hexagonal cells. Each cell houses a developing wasp " starting as an egg, then a larva, and finally an adult…...