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Tiny fossil teeth offer new hints about the evolution of deep-sea fish
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (16+ words) Science X Network...
Crater Rock Museum celebrates local petrified wood expert
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (298+ words) CENTRAL POINT, Ore. " The Crater Rock Museum has dedicated a gallery to a longtime petrified wood expert. "It is a miracle, I tell people. It's now a semi-precious gemstone and a fossil." -Doug Foster, Petrified Wood Curator. Doug Foster knows…...
This fascinating dinosaur-themed museum in Illinois is a hidden attraction most people miss
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (1735+ words) Tucked away in Volo, Illinois, Jurassic Gardens is the kind of place that makes you wonder how you never heard of it before. This dinosaur-themed museum brings prehistoric creatures roaring back to life with animatronic displays, fossil digs, live reptiles,…...
Creative Discovery Museum holds second annual Day of Play
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (71+ words) The Creative Discovery Museum celebrated its 31st birthday with a Day of Play. Downtown Chattanooga streets around the museum shut down on Saturday, May 9, for the event. Families attended the event for free and enjoyed STEM activities, art, and live performances....
The Giant Squid: A Deep-Sea Legend Finally Caught on Camera
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (207+ words) For centuries, the giant squid has lurked in the darkest corners of human imagination, inspiring terrifying tales of sea monsters that could drag entire ships beneath the waves. These elusive creatures, dwelling in the ocean's deepest regions, remained largely mythical…...
Realistic Images of Earth's First Animals: The Ediacaran Period
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (469+ words) Author: Author Amy King, BSc Microbiology and Physiology Home " News " Realistic Images of Earth's First Animals: The Ediacaran Period The first complex animals to have ever existed arose during the Ediacaran period (635540 million years ago). Before then, less complex and…...
Wyoming Woman Discovers Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Near Alpine
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (1095+ words) A paleontologist said Heather Zamora's discovery of a small dinosaur skeleton near Alpine, Wyoming, is one of the best fossils he's ever seen of the burrowing Oryctodromeus. "We usually don't find them where all the bones are connected that way,…...
Brain-First Hypothesis: Rethinking the Cambrian Explosion
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (746+ words) Summary: The "Cambrian Explosion, the period roughly 500 million years ago when animal life rapidly diversified, may not have been a sudden burst of innovation. New research suggests this was a gradual, multi-stage process fueled by the evolution of the brain....
10 Creatures With the Strongest Jaws on Earth
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (177+ words) The animal kingdom is a fascinating realm, filled with creatures that have evolved extraordinary adaptations for survival. Among these adaptations, the strength of an animal's jaw is particularly intriguing. Jaws are not just for feeding; they play a crucial role…...
Scientists Have Found Fossil in Wisconsin's Mudstones of a Creature Whose Legs Were Built for Walking on Land, But It Never Left the Ocean
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (596+ words) Paleontologists have cracked the 437-million-year-old fossil mystery of how centipedes got their many legs, revealing how their underwater ancestors helped them make the leap to land. The fossils, found in the Silurian Brandon Bridge Formation near Waukesha, Wisconsin, date back…...