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Why It Might Be Time to Rethink the Human Family Tree
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (867+ words) The way we classify humanity’s ancient relatives is a mess. But there’s a simple fix. 11:00 AM CDT on August 19, 2026 Each of these is a “genus,” the rank just above a species. (In Homo sapiens, Homo is the genus and sapiens is…...
Anthropologist Proposes Folding Australopithecus and Paranthropus into Genus Homo
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (579+ words) Dr. Ian Towle, a researcher with the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University, proposes folding nearly 5 million years of hominin fossils into the genus Homo, arguing that traits once used to separate species — big brains, tool use — no longer hold…...
Paleontologists Found Four Snakes That Died Curled Together in a Burrow 38 Million Years Ago, Preserved by Volcanic Ash
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (374+ words) Deep in a Wyoming hillside, four ancient snakes were found curled together exactly as they died, a scene frozen in time for 38 million years. What preserved them so perfectly, and what they reveal about how snakes once survived the cold,…...
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2+ hour, 58+ min ago (27+ words) Storytime for Adults at Oswego Public Library Oswego County Today - Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Discover more from Oswego County Today...
Evolution: Need to Feed
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (160+ words) PBS Evolution: Need to Feed The relentless pursuit of energy, the very act of eating, has profoundly shaped life on Earth. Follow the evolution of the bat to discover the untold story behind every bite we take—one marked by…...
Paleontologists stunned by 2024’s most jaw-dropping fossil discoveries - Futura-Sciences
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (624+ words) The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single author, every article published under this signature is the result of…...
Giant 2.7-Meter Predator Identified From Fossil Abandoned in Arctic for Decades
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (560+ words) A fossil left on a remote Arctic island in 1948 has revealed Arctobatrachus urdensis, a previously unknown Triassic predator. Researchers estimate that it reached about 2.7 meters (8.9 feet), making it the largest known plagiosaurid. The findings were published in Papers in Palaeontology,…...
Massive Prehistoric Crocodylians Took a Brutal Approach to Hunting
2+ day, 12+ min ago (326+ words) You wouldn’t want to see these eyes peering out of the swamp 1:00 PM CDT on August 17, 2026 The prey was abundant but similarly colossal—from towering ground sloths to prehistoric rhino relatives. Fossils belonging to a species from the latter group,…...
Fossils record excellent scores at St Mellion | holsworthy-today.co.uk
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (306+ words) A Texas Scramble and the final Summer Knockout match was recently held. THE format for the Fossils competition on Thursday, August 13 was a Texas Scramble under bakingly hot conditions with the balls running well and frequently finding bumps and humps…...
Fossils X3 Family Discovery Day is this week
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (186+ words) Fossils X3 is the theme of Family Discovery Day, from 4 to 7 p.m. this Thursday at Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Visitors of all ages are invited to take a step back millions of years in time for this free, family-friendly event. CHISHOLM…...