4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (402+ words) A scientist accidentally discovered a jaw-dropping Ice Age fossil –– an ancient molar tooth –– while conducting field surveys in San Mateo County. Brigid Lynch, a geomorphologist with Balance Hydrologics, was working on a project in a Midpeninsula Regional Open Space preserve…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (176+ words) A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as ash drifted across western parts of the country. The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (296+ words) Scientists have discovered a pint-sized dragon lurking in the misty mountains of Thailand and named it “Syrax” after the mythical monster Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen rides in the HBO hit “House of the Dragon.” Acanthosaura Syrax, a mountain horned dragon, was…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (41+ words) (Video) nypost.com Drone footage showed massive damage to roads and infrastructure after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 40 people....

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (516+ words) Our understanding of mammalian reproduction is being reborn. Analysis of a 236-million-year old fossil could completely rewrite our understanding of how mammals gave birth, per a study in the journal Frontiers in Mammal Science. The groundbreaking remains belong to Chiniquodon…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (90+ words) A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Aug 15, killing at least 20 people and severely damaging buildings at a port in Maumere. Footage shows emergency crews carrying a body bag from the wreckage as rescue operations continue…...