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Ice Age woolly mammoth found likely butchered by hunters
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (686+ words) The mammoth's tusk at the excavation site in Taimering, Germany. (BLf D via SWNS) A recently discovered woolly mammoth was likely butchered by Ice Age hunters around 25, 000 years ago, according to new research. They even used one of the rib…...
A lack of sex held back life's diversity for millions of years
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (569+ words) image: Artist's impression of a Edicaran animal community. view more The way that Earth's first animals reproduced held back life's diversity for millions of years, until stress and competition led to the development of sexual reproduction, which in turn accelerated…...
Natural History Muscum of China's Dinosaur Park Reopens with an Immersive Eastern Dinosaur Adventure
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (584+ words) SHENZHEN - Jun 8, 2026 - On the morning of June 5, the opening ceremony of the Natural History Muscum of China's Dinosaur Park was held at the Natural History Muscum of China Square. In collaboration with Silkroad Visual, the Natural History Muscum of China…...
England's 'oldest paper archive' book recognised
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (373+ words) A register believed to be one of the earliest surviving archival paper books in England has been recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). The Red Register, written in "medieval abbreviated" Latin and dating from the…...
12-Year-Old Finds 85-Million-Year-Old Tylosaurus Fossil
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (745+ words) A Kansas boy with a passion for geology made a remarkable discovery during a 4-H field trip, uncovering the fossilized remains of a massive marine reptile estimated at 82 to 87 million years old. Corbin Bullard, now 12, found the fossil while participating…...
Dinopalooza 2026
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (38+ words) Field Museum Museum open today 9: 00 am to 9: 00 pm, last entry 8: 00 pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day Museum is located at: 1400 S. Du Sable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605...
The Evolutionary Baseline:" From Primates to the Current Humans
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (195+ words) To understand the modern crisis of "bad cholesterol'specifically Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C)we must look at our evolutionary design. Biologically, humans are "the fat primate. While our closest living relatives, like chimpanzees and rhesus monkeys, maintain a total body fat…...
62-mln-year-old fossil site in Egypt reveals rapid rise of modern marine fish after dinosaur extinction - Society - Egypt
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (419+ words) A newly published international study led by Egypt's Mansoura University has uncovered one of the most significant fossil sites ever found in the Eastern Desert, offering fresh insight into how modern marine ecosystems emerged after the extinction of the dinosaurs....
Unearth a story at Huntington Children's Library
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (203+ words) thedailystar. com Oneonta Pridefest celebrates LGBTQ community Bainbridge residents warned to boil water Donna Foote Library Life Our Summer Reading Program is almost here! Join us on Friday, June 26, from 5: 306: 30 p. m. in the lower level of Huntington Park for our Summer…...
Field Museum: Pok'mon Fossil Museum
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (58+ words) WGN-TV Pok'mon fans from all over the country were in Chicago this weekend for the Pok'mon Go Fest! Chicago was the perfect place for the fest. . Because our very own field museum just opened a new Pok'mon exhibit. Spotlight Chicago…...