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Scientists opened a window into life more than 500 million years ago with an unusually preserved Cambrian fossil, and one tiny anatomical detail may help explain how a major feature of modern animals first appeared
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (524+ words) Scientists discovered a new clue about early ocean life in the Cambrian period, 540 million years ago. By ECONEWS · Editorial process Scientists have discovered a new clue about early ocean life in the days before dinosaurs, known as the early Cambrian…...
Nerd Nite DC: Pok??mon Paleontology, Romantic Sea Creatures, and Peen Worms
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (363+ words) 1938 9th St NW Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 Cue it up: Three experts. Dozens of cheeky slides. A bar full of former gifted kids gone feral who love special interest deep dives. This is Nerd Nite DC. Nerd Nite DC has been DC’s…...
Scientists discover real-life ‘House of the Dragon’ lizard in Thai mountains
5+ hour ago (296+ words) Scientists have discovered a pint-sized dragon lurking in the misty mountains of Thailand and named it “Syrax” after the mythical monster Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen rides in the HBO hit “House of the Dragon.” Acanthosaura Syrax, a mountain horned dragon, was…...
Researchers identify traces of two 'ghost' ancestors in modern human DNA
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (15+ words) Coast to Coast AM...
State Fair fun: Monty’s Traveling Reptile Show
14+ hour, 47+ min ago (41+ words) FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul FOX 9 hosts are joined at the Great Minnesota Get-Together by the crew of Monty’s Traveling Reptile Show who stopped by to show off some alligators, lizards, snakes and more....
Parkasaurus: Dinoluxe Edition Review
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (591+ words) It might sound like fun, but it’s pretty well documented how risky it is building and running a dinosaur themed visitor attraction. Still, that hasn’t stopped the folks at Washbear Studio, who offer exactly that opportunity in Parkasaurus: Dinoluxe Edition....
Six-Legged Robot Learns Walking From Insects
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (85+ words) An AI system trained on just a few steps of stick insect movement helped a six-legged robot learn to walk in an hour and adapt to uneven terrain...
Young explorers study macroinvertebrates at Minneopa State Park
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (198+ words) Andrew Blahnik, right, a naturalist at Minneopa State Park, shows the Long family how to catch and collect macroinvertebrates on the banks of Minneopa Creek. Blahnik and Minneopa area naturalist Augusta Grumdahl held a small event called What’s in the…...
Insects' move to land unveiled in 324-million-year-old fossil
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (346+ words) inkorr.com Insects' move to land unveiled in 324-million-year-old fossil Out of the water and onto land: how a six-legged fossil rewrote insect evolution A newly described fossil species, Chosha praecursor, comes from the Tesnus Formation in West Texas, where…...
Bone-crushing dogs reveal new secrets at Ashfall Fossil Beds
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (336+ words) “We even find coprolites — fossil poop — that have chips of bone in it,” Matson said. “So, we know those are coming from a dog. But so far, no skeletons of the scavengers, so we don’t know if they survived the…...