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LandBack advances across the West • Source New Mexico
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (482+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker Pueblo Bonito, constructed by Ancestral Pueblo People a millennia ago, as seen from the air on Sept. 14, 2025. The site is the most significant site at Chaco Canyon National Historical Park,…...
Dinosaur-like bird battles massive reptile in Uganda swamp
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (177+ words) Since last November, when a prehistoric-looking shoebill'landed on a tour boat'in Uganda and appeared to dwarf observers, the birds have remained prominently in the spotlight. We've featured shoebill behaviors and mentioned their striking appearance as stealthy swamp hunters, which utilize…...
‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe & Jersey Jon Run Into Real-Life Dinosaur Hunters
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (15+ words) American Pickers: Mike Wolfe & Jersey Jon Run Into Real-Life Dinosaur Hunters'AOL.com...
French divers just captured stunning footage of a coelacanth – the 400-million-year-old fish science thought was extinct
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (1467+ words) Turning Ideas into Impact. Marine biologist Dr. Sarah Chen still remembers the moment she first saw a coelacanth fish in a textbook as a kid. The caption called it "extinct for 66 million years" " the same fate that claimed the dinosaurs....
The $3,000 Beetle: Why the Titan Beetle Is the Holy Grail for Insect Collectors
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (1196+ words) A Titan beetle specimen can reach a high and profitable valuation, but only after meeting specific requirements. The Titan beetle, a member of the Cerambycidae family, is difficult to find due to its short adult lifespan of about 24 weeks. The…...
A 307-Million-Year-Old Creature Found in a Fossilized Tree Is Turning Early Animal History on Its Head
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (581+ words) A 307-million-year-old skull from Nova Scotia is overturning a core assumption about when animals first began eating plants. A chunky, four-legged creature the size of a football has forced a reconsideration of one of evolution's more practical questions: when did…...
This 300 Million Year Old Fossil Is the First Land Animal Known To Eat Its Veggies
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (664+ words) Home " Science " Paleontology An ancient skull pushes herbivory deeper into vertebrate history "This is one of the oldest known four-legged animals to eat its veggies," said Arjan Mann of the Field Museum in Chicago, a co-lead author of the study....
Large-scale environmental DNA survey reveals niche axes of a regional coastal fish community - Scientific Reports
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (1600+ words) The concept of the ecological niche, defined as the basic habitat requirements for a species, is central to understanding species geographic distributions and predicting their responses to environmental change. However, identifying the essential niche for large regional communities remains a…...
Wolverine’s remains dating back 80,000 years are uncovered in Yorkshire cavern
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (518+ words) A small number of members of the Craven Potholing Club have been digging by hand in the new C-Chamber for just over a year at Stump Cross Caverns, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near Pateley Bridge,…...
Rock climbers in Italy stumble upon 80-million-year-old fossils frozen in limestone like ancient traffic jam - SECOM ES
1+ day, 57+ min ago (1025+ words) Marco adjusted his climbing harness one more time, squinting up at the limestone wall that had become his weekend escape from his job at a Verona insurance office. The morning sun was just hitting the cliff face in northern Italy's…...