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Great Whites May Have Contributed To Megalodon’s Extinction by Stealing Their Dinner
The megatooth shark Otodus megalodon was a monster, measuring roughly 15 meters (50 feet) long and sporting fins the size of persons (though we don’t…
Reward Offered In Hunt for Thief Who Stole Triassic-Era Reptile Tracks from Capitol Reef National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) wants a 250-million-year-old piece of the fossil record taken from Capitol Reef National Park in Utah five years ago. The…
Researchers Accidentally Discover Why Male Mice Are Scared Of Bananas
Researchers discovered that male mice are afraid of the scent of bananas when researching the reactions of male mice to pregnant and breastfeeding female mice.…
Ancient Ruins of 11 “Lost” Settlements Discovered Beneath the Amazon Jungle
Lasers that penetrate the Amazonian rainforest have revealed the ruins of 11 previously undiscovered villages ornamented with enormous pyramids and canals. Scientists used helicopter-mounted lidar…
T-Rex Was a Hot-Blooded Hunter, but Some Dinosaurs Needed To Soak Up the Sun’s Heat
Taking a dinosaur’s temperature would have been deadly – and difficult – in the Cretaceous, but some scientists believe they have done so, calculating the…
The Time It Rained Meat on a Clear Day in Kentucky, And People Immediately Ate It
On March 3, 1876, it poured a material that looked disturbingly like flesh in Olympian Springs, Kentucky. The meat “covered a strip of ground approximately…
Ghanaian Agtech Farmerline to Use New Funding To Strengthen Its Infrastructure, Help Farmers Create Wealth
According to a McKinsey and Co. study, while Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural output and overall contribution to the economy has the potential to increase (even triple),…
Watch Skydiving Salamanders Use Their Gnarly Skills to Survive Leaping From Redwoods
Salamanders have a slab-like reputation, which is well-deserved because of absolute units like enormous salamanders and olms that don’t move for seven years. Yet, some…
Elephants Sniff, Carry, and Kick Their Dead in Youtube Videos Analyzed By Scientists
Scientists are currently analyzing YouTube recordings for information on Asian elephant relationships and their reactions to death. Elephants are emotionally aware creatures who have been…
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