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Scientists discover adorable tiny blue octopus near Galapagos Islands
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (40+ words) Scientists say this tiny blue octopus is an entirely new species discovered deep in the ocean near the Galapagos Islands. Scientists say this tiny blue octopus is an entirely new species discovered deep in the ocean near the Galapagos Islands....
Tiny blue octopus discovered in the Galapagos Islands
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (276+ words) Scientists in the Gal'pagos Islands have discovered a tiny blue octopus so adorable it has been compared to a plush toy. The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, was first spotted during a deep-sea expedition near Darwin Island in 2015 but it's…...
Newly discovered crocodile ancestor had body similar to an ostrich and no teeth
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (71+ words) Yahoo Scientists have discovered a bizarre crocodile ancestor that looked like an ostrich and had no teeth. The creature, nicknamed the "Witch Croc, lived around 250 million years ago and walked on two legs with a beak-like mouth. Experts say the…...
Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (406+ words) A golf ball-size octopus found on the deep seafloor off the Gal'pagos Islands is an entirely new species, scientists just announced. In July of 2015, during a 10-day expedition in the Pacific Ocean, .. . It's tiny. It's blue. And it has scientists…...
Slap You With Science! - Pokemon fossils in a museum?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (21+ words) Yahoo Lord Professor Cody Stark is here to slap you with science!...
New research sheds light on origin of T. Rex's famously tiny arms: 'The head took over from the arms"
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (456+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex's famously tiny arms may not have been an awkward evolutionary leftover after all. A new study suggests their arms shrank as giant predators increasingly relied on huge skulls and crushing jaws to take down prey. That pattern appears…...
Aurora Fossil Festival kicks off with fossil finds and fun
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (116+ words) Yahoo AURORA, N. C. (WNCT) " The Aurora Fossil Festival is this weekend. Officials said the digging and the fun will go on, rain or shine. Millions of years ago, the area was underwater. That means there are potentially a lot of fossils…...
What to do if you see an octopus on the beach
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (27+ words) Yahoo We asked an expert what to do if you find an octopus on the beach....
Pok'mon "fossils" go on display at Field Museum in Chicago
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (23+ words) Yahoo Some special "fossils" will be unveiled Friday at Chicago's Field Museum....