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01/06/2023
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By Zoey Sky
“Mermaid” mummy in Japan could be a terrifying monkey-fish hoax, researchers say
Mermaids have fascinated people through various forms of media like books, movies and TV shows since the mythical creatures first became popular. They are usually portrayed as beautiful women with fish-like tails. But in Japan, one mermaid mummy looks nothing like the mermaids in pictures. According to Japanese researchers, the 300-year-old mermaid could have been […]
11/07/2022
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By Belle Carter
New islands, sunken ships and lost marine equipment emerge as Mississippi River continues to dry up
New islands, sunken ships and a vast array of lost marine equipment have emerged as drought continues to dry up the Mississippi River. The receding waters along the main river of the second-largest drainage system in North America recently revealed new and old treasures, including an old casino riverboat called Diamond Lady Riverboat in Lake McKellar. The […]
02/02/2022
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By Virgilio Marin
Analysis of mutated fern spores sheds light on link between mercury and mass extinction
A study published in the journal Science Advances found that increased mercury levels in the environment may have contributed to the mass extinction more than 200 million years ago. An international team of researchers analyzed mutated fern spores from core samples dating to that period and found a strong link between mercury and the mass extinction event. “By looking […]
04/16/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs may have created the Amazon rainforest, study suggests
A new study suggests that the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs likely gave rise to the Amazon rainforest in South America. Published April 1 in the journal Science, the study also posits that the same asteroid created all of the Americas’ tropical rainforests. Around 66 million years ago, a seven-mile-wide meteor struck what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Named the Chicxulub […]
08/04/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Fascinating biology: Here’s why certain animals have DOZENS of bones in their skulls
Contrary to what most people might think, the human skull — the bone structure that supports the face and forms a protective cavity for the brain — is actually composed of many bones rather than one — 22 bones, to be precise. These bones, which are connected together by fibrous structures known as “cranial sutures,” harden and fuse together […]
04/10/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Ancient reptilian vegetarians: Scientists discover fossilized teeth of extinct crocs that dined on plants
Modern crocodiles are known as apex predators – and rightly so. While these fearsome reptiles don’t primarily hunt people, estimates indicate that crocodiles kill about 1,000 humans per year. They kill more people per year than other fearsome animals like sharks and hippopotamuses. However, recent research shows that the crocodile’s ancient relatives, which lived around […]
02/22/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Jaws on the beachfront: North Carolina man finds palm-sized MEGALODON tooth buried on the shore
A typical beach stroll usually ends with someone finding a few pretty seashells, coral fragments and colorful beach glass. One man, however, found something prehistoric after going on what was supposed to be an ordinary beach stroll with his family. According to Harvey Wall, he and his family were looking for seashells when he spotted […]
12/28/2019
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By Michael Alexander
“Thai”-rannosaurus rex? Fossils unearthed in Thailand reveal link to fearsome therapod
Two distant relatives of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex have been identified in Thailand, according to a new report. In an article published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, paleontologists Adun Samathi and Martin Sander of the University of Bonn in Germany identified previously unrecognized fossils as those of megaraptors – cousins to the famed Jurassic Park predator. “We were […]
12/26/2019
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By Michael Alexander
A jaw-dropping find: High schooler from Iowa discovers a prehistoric mastodon jaw bone
Imagine stumbling upon a fossil from the Pleistocene era during a trek at a farm. That’s exactly what happened to a teenager who, while hunting for arrowheads, discovered a 30-inch-long fossilized mastodon jaw complete with teeth, on a farm in southern Iowa. According to paleontologists from the University of Iowa who analyzed the fossil, the […]
10/25/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Unearthing the prehistoric past of Texas – animals thought “Old World” found to have roamed it 12 million years ago
Millions of years ago, Texas supported large populations of prehistoric antelopes, camels, elephants, horses, and rhinos. Its rich selection of fauna matched those found in the Serengeti, the vast ecosystem of Africa that brims with wildlife. The fossil evidence for the “Texas Serengeti” first emerged during the Great Depression. Local workers hauled thousands of specimens […]
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