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Scientists Reveal the Strange Deep-Sea Creature That Can Devour an Entire Whale Skeleton and Survive for Years
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (506+ words) Scientists have uncovered a remarkable succession of bizarre marine creatures that appear when a whale carcass settles on the seafloor. Whales spend their lives moving enormous amounts of organic material through the world's oceans. Their bodies contain vast reserves of…...
Buried in New Mexico for Over 200 Million Years, Researchers Found the Fossil of an Ancient Reptile That Looked Like an Ostrich
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (558+ words) Not every prehistoric reptile looked the way you might expect. A newly described fossil that remained hidden beneath the rocks of New Mexico for more than 200 million years reveals an unexpected species unlike almost anything alive today. A newly described…...
Scientists Create a Treasure Map That Could Reveal Hidden Rare Earth Deposits Beneath Earth's Oldest Continents
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (671+ words) What if some of the world's most valuable mineral deposits were hiding in places scientists had overlooked for decades? A team of researchers has created a global map that may change how scientists search for rare earth deposits. Their work…...
Ancient Teeth Found in Alaska Reveal the Arctic Was Creating New Mammal Species While Dinosaurs Still Ruled
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (524+ words) Millions of years ago, in conditions that seem difficult to imagine today, small mammals were adapting in ways scientists are only now beginning to uncover. Fossilized teeth discovered in Alaska's far north have revealed three previously unknown mammal species that…...
Scientists Found a One-Meter Rock in South Africa, Inside Was a Near-Complete Human Ancestor Skeleton
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (600+ words) This ancient skeleton remained sealed in rock for years and may be one of the best-preserved, most complete finds ever uncovered. A rock sitting quietly in a university lab turned out to contain something far more remarkable than anyone realized:…...
Scientists Discover a 700-Kilogram Fossil Rock in Brazil That Confirms an Ancient Ocean Once Covered Its Interior
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (501+ words) A fossil preserved inside a rock weighing hundreds of kilograms held a secret untouched for hundreds of millions of years, revealing traces of a lost environment that no longer exists. A fossil discovered in northeastern Brazil is giving scientists and…...
Scientists Discover Fossil of a 15-Foot Crocodile That Likely Hunted Early Humans More Than 3 Million Years Ago
1+ week, 2+ min ago (631+ words) More than 3 million years ago, early human relatives were not alone in ancient Africa. Researchers have identified a formidable crocodile fossil that may change how we picture one of the defining periods of human evolution. A newly identified crocodile species…...
Scientists Discovered a Hidden Magma Surge That Nearly Erupted 32, 000 Olympic Pools Beneath an Island
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (445+ words) A massive movement of magma unfolded beneath this Atlantic island, but almost nobody realized it at the time. The molten rock moved surprisingly fast, rising from more than 20 kilometers underground. Most of the journey, however, was almost silent, producing very…...
Scientists Discover a 399-Year-Old Shark Born in 1627, and Its Age Reveals a Disturbing Truth About Life in the Deep Ocean
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (599+ words) A shark born before modern nations existed has forced scientists to rethink aging, survival, and the hidden biology of life in the deep. A single protein, formed before birth and unchanged for centuries, unlocked one of the most remarkable biological…...
For 70 Years, Scientists Thought These Were Mammoth Bones" Until They Discovered They Belonged To An Entirely Different Animal
1+ week, 1+ day ago (439+ words) For decades, two massive fossil bones sat quietly in a museum, cataloged as part of Alaska's Ice Age past, but recent investigations have uncovered a twist that no one expected. For more than 70 years, two big fossil bones at the…...