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Stagnant Water Rots and Oxygen Drops... 'Endangered' Amphibians Begin Mass Mortality
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (335+ words) As the southern regions of South Korea dry up severely, amphibians such as toads are experiencing mass die-offs in Busan. Experts warn that even the endangered Gori salamander is no exception. KNN reporter Choi Han-sol visited the site. This is…...
Research Replays Evolution to Test Nature's Predictability - University of Mississippi | Ole Miss
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (730+ words) OXFORD, Miss. – Researchers at the University of Mississippi are watching 1,000 generations of yeast and algae as they grow and change in real time to better understand how species evolve together. The goal of the study is to understand how often…...
New Natural History Museum at UA Little Rock will be Scientific Outreach to Community
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (812+ words) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s planned Museum of Natural History will feature “so many really amazing items from our collection, bring more people to campus, (and accomplish) scientific outreach” through its myriad displays, according to Dr. Sinéad Ní…...
New Thai lizard named after Syrax, Queen Rhaenyra's dragon from House of the Dragon
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (1066+ words) Adult female paratypes of Acanthosaura syrax sp. nov. (left for THNHM31130 and right for THNHM31131). (CREDIT: Poramad Trivalairat et al, Journal ZooKeys) A small yellow-tinged lizard living high in Thailand’s mountain forests now carries the name of a fantasy dragon. Its size,…...
Germany???s Famous Fossil Beds Yield New Species of Jurassic Ichthyosaur
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (453+ words) An artistic reconstruction of Jabalisaurus tethyensis, depicted in the water column close to the surface while pursuing halecomorph fishes. Image credit: Giovanni Serafini. Jabalisaurus tethyensis swam in the warm waters of the Tethys Ocean during the Late Jurassic epoch, some…...
Eight hominins crossed the same muddy shore 1.43 million years ago, their footprints a rare window into ancient company and movement
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (821+ words) Twenty-one footprints at Kenya's GaJi10 record eight hominins crossing one surface 1.43 million years ago, hinting at contact. By Kevin Montien · Editorial process A muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya has preserved something bones rarely can, offering a narrow window into movement and…...
There Are People on Earth Who Erase Their Footprints So We Can’t Find Them
15+ min ago (30+ words) HISTORY|CULTURE There Are People on Earth Who Erase Their Footprints So We Can’t Find Them Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing from our hyper-connected world. These people actually did There …...
A Rare Look Inside the Dodo???s Skull Challenges Centuries of Myths
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (585+ words) CT scans reveal new clues to how the dodo sensed its environment and challenge its reputation as an unintelligent bird. For centuries, one of the world’s only two complete dodo skulls has been preserved in Copenhagen. Now, that rare specimen…...
How???first bird??? learnt to fly with two giant leaps for dinosaurs
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (14+ words) How ‘first bird’ learnt to fly with two giant leaps for dinosaurs The Times...
Woolly mammoth remains found in drought-hit Danube in Bulgaria
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (266+ words) So far, researchers have discovered and identified the lower jaw, tusks, a shoulder blade, several ribs, and other bone fragments; however, a significant portion of the skeleton likely remains buried. Museum curator Krasimir Kirov, as quoted by Euronews, stated that…...