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Plants & Animals May 16, 2024

Orcas are attacking ships again: Here's a history of the practice

A pod of killer whales attacked and sank a yacht over the weekend between Spain and Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar—and it's not the first time.

Evolution May 9, 2024

Likely ancestor of all modern hoofed animals identified

A team of anthropologists, paleontologists and Earth scientists from Kent State University, the City University of New York and the University of Michigan's Museum of Paleontology has for the first time identified the likely ...

Archaeology May 3, 2024

Assyriologist claims to have solved archaeological mystery from 700 BC

Ancient symbols on a 2,700-year-old temple, which have baffled experts for more than a century, have been explained by Trinity Assyriologist Dr. Martin Worthington.

Paleontology & Fossils Apr 29, 2024

Researchers spent two years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary fossil to light

Pitch-black darkness. Crushing squeezes, muddy passages, icy waterfalls. Bats and spiders. Abseiling over ledges into the unknown. How far would you go for a fossil?

Paleontology & Fossils Apr 17, 2024

Paleontologists unearth what may be the largest known marine reptile

The fossilized remains of a second gigantic jawbone measuring more than two meters long has been found on a beach in Somerset, UK. Experts have identified the bones as belonging to the jaws of a new species of enormous ichthyosaur, ...

Evolution Apr 10, 2024

3D mouth of an ancient jawless fish suggests they were filter-feeders, not scavengers or hunters

Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify their mouth shape while they collected food.

Evolution Apr 9, 2024

Mysterious bones may have belonged to gigantic ichthyosaurs

Several similar large, fossilized bone fragments have been discovered in various regions across Western and Central Europe since the 19th century. The animal group to which they belonged is still the subject of much debate ...

Plants & Animals Apr 9, 2024

Ancient sea turtle housed at Boston aquarium for more than 50 years passes another physical

Apparently, it's pretty easy being green after all. That was the takeaway from Tuesday's physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more ...

Plants & Animals Mar 27, 2024

Rock-wallabies are 'little Napoleons' when biting, thus compensating for their small size

Australian rock-wallabies are "little Napoleons" when it comes to compensating for small size, packing much more punch into their bite than larger relatives.

Paleontology & Fossils Mar 22, 2024

Duckbill dinosaur discovery in Morocco: Expert unpacks the mystery of how they got there

Why are fossils of duckbill dinosaurs, a North American family, found in North Africa?

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