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33+ min ago   (580+ words) The newest member of the Vandal family is an ancient recluse who may inspire fear among people and prey. Research students from the University of Idaho identified a new species of spider that exclusively resides in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (359+ words) FRANKLIN — Williamson, Inc. has been named the 2026 Chamber of the Year by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives, recognizing the organization’s work to champion local businesses, strengthen civic engagement and create new opportunities for the Williamson County business community. Alcoa…...

2+ hour ago   (1054+ words) Horseshoe crab ancestors lived long before the first dinosaurs appeared approximately 230 million years ago, and their evolutionary history extends back about 445 million years. During that immense span, their relatives endured several mass extinctions. Despite their name, horseshoe crabs aren't true…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (512+ words) The first trace of a predatory mammal aged 55 million years has been found in Antarctica inkorr.com The first trace of a predatory mammal aged 55 million years has been found in Antarctica Discovery of a fossilized footprint on King George…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (736+ words) How quickly sediment accumulates on the seafloor appears to be the key factor determining whether fossils from different time periods become mixed together. A single layer of marine fossils can look like a snapshot of one ancient community even when…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (417+ words) 780 AM 96.1 FM A new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified fossil samples of three previously unknown species of multituberculates—an extinct rodent-like mammal group. The fossils, discovered near Alaska’s North Slope, are about 73 million…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (954+ words) Observers had collected 16 parameters (including volume, 3 angles, 8 linears, 3 ratios and 1 numerical count) and some of their corresponding ratios from each sample. Comparisons of sexual dimorphism and age-related morphometrics were conducted subsequently after obtaining the required data. In the comparisons of…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (14+ words) Four budget-friendly ways to entertain your kids if they’re mad for dinosaurs The Sun...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (505+ words) Paleontologists studying a fossil unearthed in southern Manitoba, Canada, have identified what they believe are two bite marks on the internal skeleton of the ancient giant cephalopod Enchoteuthis, offering rare evidence of predator-prey interactions in the Cretaceous seas that once…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (464+ words) Home - Science - Archaeologists have uncovered two tiny bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory in Hohle Fels Cave in southwestern Germany dating back about 40,000 years Archaeologists have found the smallest Ice Age artwork to date. Carved from mammoth ivory and discovered…...