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How Rare Is It to Be 100% Left-Handed?
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (263+ words) Posted September 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Around the world, most people are right-handed, but 10.6% are left-handed (Papadatou-Pastou and co-workers, 2020). While many studies classify people as either left-handed or right-handed, some scientists have argued that handedness is a continuum, rather than…...
She Cut a Toy Dinosaur in Half to Make It Look Like It’s Walking Through Her Books
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (596+ words) Back-to-school supplies tend to focus on what goes inside a backpack, while books stacked across a desk still need support. Homedit contributor Brittney Smart used two metal bookends and a plastic dinosaur to turn that basic shelf function into an…...
How Rare Is It to Be 100% Left-Handed? | Psychology Today Ireland
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (263+ words) Posted September 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Around the world, most people are right-handed, but 10.6% are left-handed (Papadatou-Pastou and co-workers, 2020). While many studies classify people as either left-handed or right-handed, some scientists have argued that handedness is a continuum, rather than…...
Small-bodied dinosaur fossil reveals hidden diversity in Cretaceous Japan
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (190+ words) A new dinosaur fossil from Japan reveals surprising body-size diversity among Late Cretaceous iguanodontians, offering fresh insights into their evolution, biogeography, and coastal ecosystems across ancient East Asia. A new study published in the journal Paleontological Research has revealed a…...
Discovery of ancient DNA from antelope fossils in South Africa opens a new window on the past
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (786+ words) By Deon de Jager and Eline Lorenzen Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the…...
Scientists uncovered a bizarre crocodile cousin from 215 million years ago that started life walking on all fours, then changed its entire stance as it grew — by adulthood it was standing upright and striding around on two legs
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (470+ words) A crocodile relative in ancient Arizona underwent a radical transformation during its lifetime, shifting from four-legged crawler to upright biped—a developmental puzzle that rewrites what scientists thought possible for reptiles. Published September 6, 2026 · How we edit Picture a poodle that…...
Deep beneath Central Texas, a caver put his head beneath an underground stream and found Ice Age fossils everywhere — mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats and an armadillo relative as big as a lion
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (394+ words) One cave, one underwater glimpse, and a trove of Ice Age giants that rewrites what we know about Texas's deep past. Published September 6, 2026 · How we edit A caver dropped into a hole in the limestone of Comal County, Texas, put…...
Southern Maryland Fossil Hunting: Where To Look And The Rules
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (344+ words) CALIFORNIA, Md. — St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties are home to layered cliffs, tidal shorelines and stream valleys where the past literally washes ashore. From megalodon teeth to million-year-old whale bones, the region’s exposed sediments offer a rare, hands-on connection to…...
Ireland's 6,500-year-old 'cow' bones turn out to be bear and wild boar, rewriting farming timeline
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (441+ words) The bear remains may also help resolve separate questions about Ireland's wildlife history. A set of 6,500-year-old animal bones once believed to be the earliest mark of farming in Ireland has now been dramatically reclassified. After decades of being cited…...
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22+ hour, 47+ min ago (138+ words) FOSSIL themercury.com Corbin Bullard, 12, recently displayed his fossil discovery in Manhattan at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. 4-Her's rare fossil find highlights Kansas State Fair exhibits In the nearly four months since publicly revealing that he had uncovered a…...