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Tuomas A. Laitinen: Siphon
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (1540+ words) Siphon, a multimedia installation created by Helsinki-based artist Tuomas A. Laitinen, draws on more than a decade of research in octopus intelligence, sleep, and consciousness. Developed in collaboration with neuroscientist Sam Reiter of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)…...
Is There Room for Teleology in Evolution? — Minding The Campus
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (176+ words) Image by tanvirshafi on Adobe; Asset ID#: 336150326 with edits by author. Biologists have long excluded the notion of teleology from polite scientific discourse. To admit nebulous concepts like purposefulness or the intentional pursuit of goals—what teleology is—is to…...
A New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils?
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (373+ words) These CT scan images show a comparison of a hatchling Chinese alligator (above) and an American alligator (below). The images illustrate the subtle species-specific differences between the two animals that are present throughout their lifespans. Napoli’s research revealed that both…...
City Life Org - Fossils Reveal Earliest Evidence of “Right-Handedness” in Animal Kingdom
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (516+ words) Fossils of Spriggina floundersi collected in South Australia preserve mirror-image impressions of the original animals, so a leftward bend in the rock represents an animal that bent to the right in life. Scott Evans/© AMNH Scientists have uncovered what may…...
Digging into Dino Camp at the Marble Falls Public Library
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (263+ words) Home » Featured Story - Home Slider » Digging into Dino Camp at the Marble Falls Public Library The Marble Falls Public Library brought in paleontology expert and educator Bethany Burke, better known as “BK Bones,” for Dino Camp on Thursday, July 16. Highland…...
VINS: Birds are Dinosaurs
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (142+ words) What did 65 million years of evolution turn the dinosaurs into? Birds!Celebrating the summer reading theme “Unearth a Story," VINS is excited to introduce you to some live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry together.We’ll…...
New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (432+ words) Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often not complete and the subtlety of differences…...
Possible New Approach for Paleontologists Identifying Fossils
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (489+ words) Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often not complete and the subtlety of differences…...
65 Million Years Later, the T-Rex Is Still King of the Dinosaurs After Record-Breaking Fossil Sale
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (701+ words) Anthony Lund has spent more years than he would like to remember getting lost in movies, TV shows and toys. For that reason, writing on the subject comes naturally after more than 20 years working in and around the entertainment industry....
Goose fossil from ancient New Zealand lake upends theory about the country's giant birds
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (468+ words) Scientists say a newly described goose fossil, recovered from ancient lake sediments in Central Otago, is prompting a fresh look at the evolution of New Zealand's distinctive birdlife. Although the animal itself was only about the size of a small…...