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Researchers find evidence for possibly the largest invertebrates " colossal octopuses
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (477+ words) Researchers say they've unearthed evidence for what may be the largest invertebrate ever described, an ancient, enormous octopus. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Fossils usually form from bones and other hard materials. Soft parts - not so much....
Scientists compared dinosaurs to mammals for decades but missed this key difference
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (608+ words) Imagine a baby Brachiosaurus no bigger than a golden retriever searching for plants alongside its siblings while trying to avoid predators eager for an easy meal. Far away, its parents, towering more than 40 feet tall, continue their lives with no…...
Dinosaurs May Be Behind Human Aging, Scientist Suggests
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (24+ words) A new hypothesis by Jo'o Pedro de Magalh'es proposes that the dominance of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Era forced early mammals to prioritize rapid...
Meet Henry: The world's oldest crocodile, still alive at 124 and still growing |
1+ day, 23+ min ago (426+ words) Animals & Pets News: As one of the oldest living reptiles, Henry is an incredible representation of what it means to be 'old'. He is also a 124-year-old Nile crocodile. No....
The frog that fractures its own bones to get claws: The most bizarre survival mechanism in nature |
2+ week, 3+ day ago (355+ words) Animals & Pets News: In nature, the ability to survive is usually determined by an organism's speed, camouflage, and poison. However, one frog species is even more radical. In nature, the ability to survive is usually determined by an organism's speed,…...
How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (597+ words) WASHINGTON " Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us. And…...
Is This New Species a Termite or a Whale?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) An estimated 16, 000 (or more!) new species, such as this termite, are discovered annually across the world. Cryptotermes mobydicki, the newly discovered termite species, is classified as a drywood termite, meaning it lives in and consumes dry wood. Scientists aren't sure…...
Scientists discover bizarre termite species with whale-like head
1+ week, 3+ day ago (812+ words) A tiny termite from a South American rainforest is a new species with a head that recalls a sperm whale. Its strange outline briefly convinced researchers they had found a different branch of termite life, then sent them back through…...
Jaw Dropper: Oracle Road's fossil co-op opens its doors for a spring showcase
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (1005+ words) You never know what sits behind closed doors." Take, for example, The Co-op, Mineral and Fossil Galleries on Oracle Road. Several wholesale and retail outlets are housed there but inside these outlets are the most amazing relics. On one side…...
Tyrannosaurus rex research reveals new facts about "king of dinosaurs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (679+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex was a late developer who kept growing until the age of 40, reveals new research. The largest-ever study of how the "king of dinosaurs" grew shows a much longer, slower path to adulthood than scientists previously thought. For decades,…...