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Archaeologists Unearth Two Miniature Mammoth Ivory Birds Carved 40,000 Years Ago
30+ min ago (657+ words) Two miniature bird figures carved from mammoth ivory around 40,000 years ago have been discovered in Hohle Fels Cave in southwestern Germany, adding rare new examples to some of the world’s earliest known figurative art. Archaeologists from the University of Tübingen…...
How Ancient Red Algae Power Extreme Ecosystems – and Offer Clues to Life’s Evolution
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (761+ words) Ancient single-celled red algae that thrive in scalding, acidic waters are emerging as far more than specialized survivors. Research by Rutgers evolutionary biologist Debashish Bhattacharya and his collaborators show that the organisms, known as Cyanidiophyceae, form the foundation of entire…...
FAU scientists discover that shark spines are not one-size-fits-all
52+ min ago (1341+ words) Micro-CT scans uncovered how six shark species carry spinal designs tuned to their distinct swimming styles. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) A shark’s spine looks simple from the outside. Inside, however, it carries a carefully arranged network of mineral plates and branches. That…...
Local readers log over half a million minutes in library summer program
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (232+ words) Local bookworms logged more than half a million minutes of reading this season as the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library wrapped up its summer reading program on July 24. This year's program drew 429 registered participants who submitted a total of 738 reading…...
The 1860 Oxford Evolution Debate: What Really Happened Behind Science's Most Famous Showdown?
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (571+ words) Home » Viewpoints » The 1860 Oxford Evolution Debate: What Really Happened Behind Science’s Most Famous Showdown? By Yuan Shan, Vision Times On June 30, 1860, just seven months after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, hundreds of scientists, clergy, scholars, and members…...
Ancient Mammoth Remains Unearthed in Bulgaria's Danube: A Scientific Discovery | Science-Environment
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (217+ words) Ancient Mammoth Remains Unearthed in Bulgaria's Danube: A Scientific Discovery Devdiscourse Ancient Mammoth Remains Unearthed in Bulgaria's Danube: A Scientific Discovery The remains of a mammoth were discovered in northern Bulgaria as Danube River levels reached a historic low, revealing…...
Ancient turtle hunting could inform modern conservation throughout Southern Caribbean, SFU study
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (564+ words) Despite the promise of rebounding green sea turtle numbers, many sea turtle populations continue to flounder under the pressures of changing climates, overfishing and urbanization. A new study, published in The Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, is the first to…...
Ancient Mammoth Bones Found as Danube Water Levels Drop
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (162+ words) A local resident discovered the ancient remains of what is believed to be a mammoth along the receded bed of the Danube River near Ryahovo village in northern Bulgaria on July 29, as reported by Yahoo. Severe drought and heat waves…...
Adults Can Meet Some Dinosaurs At Southington Library Program
46+ min ago (133+ words) SOUTHINGTON, CT — Adults with an interest in dinosaurs, fossils, and paleontology are invited to the Southington Public Library for a free educational program exploring the history of prehistoric life. The library will host "Unearth a Story: The History of Dinosaurs…...
Dinosaur exhibit wraps up library summer program
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (84+ words) Boerne Star Dinosaur exhibit wraps up library summer program “ Dinosaur George” Blasing, a self-taught paleontologist and animal behaviorist, brought his traveling museum to the Heath Public Library Saturday as part of the library’s summer program finale. The traveling museum showcases…...