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In 1822, villagers found a white stork alive in Germany with an African spear lodged through its neck, and the wounded bird ended up providing some of the first physical proof that birds crossed continents during migration
38+ min ago (722+ words) A stork returned to Germany with an African spear through its body, leaving remarkable evidence of migration across continents. By Sonia Ramírez · Editorial process The seasonal journeys birds make in search of food, safe nesting and living conditions is not…...
Mammal ancestors were long assumed to lay eggs, until a growth ring inside the thigh bone of a 236-million-year-old Argentine cynodont put its estimated weight at birth near 1.7 kilograms, 14 percent of the maximum weight it ever reached, and among the living groups it was compared against, only placental mammals are ever born at that share
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (217+ words) A growth mark preserved in the femur and ulna of one Chiniquodon theotonicus specimen, weighed against 1,869 mammals, 2,619 non-avian reptiles and 782 birds alive today, is the first evidence offered that a mammal ancestor gave birth to live young. By Science Blog…...
Adventure awaits: Fall Story Time returns to Rye Patch in September
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (355+ words) Witt LeFew offers a secure "reading" environment for son Finn during a previous Story Time. This fall's session begins Tuesday, Sept. 1. Richie Eichler, 3, gets his "bug hat" applied by his paternal grandma, Alice Eichler, during Story Time. The shade of…...
Over 3,000 Endangered Yellow-Legged Frogs and Tadpoles Unleashed to Reclaim SoCal Mountains
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (296+ words) American amphibian lovers will be jumping for joy at the news of 3,000 frogs and tadpoles from an endangered species bred and released into their former mountain homes. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has been breeding and reintroducing the endangered mountain…...
Small Iguanodon Fossil Sheds Light on Dino Diversity
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (255+ words) Yahoo Iguanodons might not be the flashiest dinosaurs, but these duck-billed beasts were fairly plentiful during the Cretaceous period. Equipped with sturdy flat teeth and long, strong jaws designed for ruminant chewing, members of the family iguanodontidae spread out across…...
It???s 3 metres long, shaped like a scythe and used to whip and stun prey??? this is the longest tail on the planet
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (239+ words) While you might think that the record holder for the world's largest tail could belong to a whale, that's not technically true Strictly speaking, the tail-like structures found in everything from scorpions to mayflies are not true tails. Only vertebrates…...
Did Dinosaurs eat fruit? Ancient seeds reveal that prehistoric forests were full of berries
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (405+ words) Did Dinosaurs eat fruit?...
Scientists find hidden “highways” guiding animal evolution
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (521+ words) A sweeping analysis of thousands of animal genomes suggests that chromosomes do not evolve randomly but instead follow a limited number of irreversible “evolutionary highways.” These one-way genetic changes preserve clues to more than 600 million years of animal history and…...
Microspectroscopy Reveals Feather Color Mechanisms
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (1250+ words) Bird feathers’ coloration stems from a combination of pigmentation and microstructural optical effects functioning at spatial scales ranging from whole barbs down to individual barbules just a handful of microns across. Characterizing these microscopic structures’ spectral reflectance necessitates the use…...
Shark Graveyard Dating Back 100 Million Years Discovered in Egyptian Desert, at Least 7 Species Identified — BigGo Finance
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (285+ words) A large-scale shark fossil assemblage estimated to have formed approximately 100 million years ago has been discovered in the heart of Egypt's Western Desert. With tooth fossils from at least 7 shark species identified, the find is being hailed as definitive evidence…...