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World-famous Discovery Island, B.C., lone wolf shot and killed
A wolf that lived alone for years on a tiny island near Victoria B.C., was shot and killed by a trophy hunter this week.
Famous birthdays for March 27: Mariah Carey, Quentin Tarantino
Singer Mariah Carey turns 50 and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino turns 56, among the famous birthdays for March 27.
Feathery find: One of the last dino raptors lived in New Mexico
Paleontologists have identified a new feathered dinosaur species, one of the last raptors to emerge before the dinosaurs were snuffed out.
Ex-Minnesota Vikings star CB Xavier Rhodes signing with Indianapolis Colts
Former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl cornerback Xavier Rhodes is signing a short-term contract with the Indianapolis Colts.
Scientists document seasonal migrations of fish across the deep-sea floor for the first time
We've all seen the documentaries that feature scenes of mass migrations on land. Those videos are pretty impressive showing all sorts of animals—birds, mammals and other creatures—on the move. What...
Neanderthals ate sharks and dolphins
Neanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.
Air traffic down 85% at LAX as local airports face historic declines due to coronavirus
Coronavirus: Air traffic down 85% at LAX as local airports face immense historic declines due
Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers
Marine food–reliant subsistence systems such as those in the African Middle Stone Age (MSA) were not thought to exist in Europe until the much later Mesolithic. Whether this apparent lag...
Neandertals’ extensive seafood menu rivals that of ancient humans
Surf’s up, Neandertals. Our close evolutionary cousins obtained shellfish, crabs, fish and other marine munchies along Europe’s Atlantic coast with all the savvy and gusto of ancient humans who foraged along southern Africa’s...
Neanderthals were pioneers in marine resource exploitation: study
The journal Science has published a study led by the ICREA researcher João Zilhão from the University of Barcelona on the excavation in Cueva de Figueira Brava, Portugal, which was...
Column: Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom deliver the leadership and straight talk Trump won't
Even Washington experts fear contradicting the president. Our national leaders are the coastal governors now.
'Navajo warrior' dinosaur was a real fighter, with a scar to prove it
Scientists have unearthed fossils of a fearsome feathered dinosaur in northwestern New Mexico that was a quick and agile predator that could chase down smaller prey or swarm larger prey...
Reports: Demi Lovato dating actor Max Ehrich
Demi Lovato is reportedly dating "Young and the Restless" alum Max Ehrich following her split from Austin Wilson.
Fossils of a new dromaeosaur date to the end of the Age of Dinosaurs
A wolf-sized warrior, kin to the fierce, feathered Velociraptor, prowled what is now New Mexico about 68 million years ago. Dineobellator notohesperus was a dromaeosaur, a group of swift, agile predators that is...
Discovering the diet of the fossil Theropithecus oswaldi found in Cueva Victoria in Spain
A study published in Journal of Human Evolution reveals for the first time the diet of the fossil baboon Theropithecus oswaldi found in Cueva Victoria in Cartagena (Murcia, Spain), the...
New feathered dinosaur was one of the last surviving raptors
A new feathered dinosaur that lived in New Mexico 67 million years ago is one of the last known surviving raptor species, according to a new publication in the journal...
New technologies aim to make 3D cameras easier to use
Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” has a few living relatives. With dense, alligator-like armor, these small, real-life dragon lizards are rock-crevice recluses mostly confined to mountaintops...
Opinion: Grant bail to unsentenced prisoners to stop the spread of coronavirus
Prison is, understandably, a very closed environment. Many prisons are also overcrowded. COVID-19 has already entered the prison system and any further spread would be catastrophic for prisoners, staff,...
Mathematical epidemiology: How to model a pandemic
Disease has afflicted humans ever since there have been human. Malaria and tuberculosis are thought to have ravaged Ancient Egypt more than 5,000 years ago. From AD 541 to 542...
Dig for artifacts confirms New Guinea's Neolithic period
It is well known that agriculture developed independently in New Guinea 7000 years ago, but evidence of its influence on how people lived has eluded scientists—until now.
In Earth's largest extinction, land die-offs began long before ocean turnover
The mass extinction at the end of the Permian Period 252 million years ago—one of the great turnovers of life on Earth—appears to have played out differently and at different...
How a vital record of Mexican indigenous life was created under quarantine
Culture in plague times: The Florentine Codex, an encyclopedia on Mesoamerican indigenous life, was created as Mexico was ravaged by smallpox
Turkish forces 'neutralize' Kurdish fighters in Syria after 2 troops killed
Turkey's defense ministry said Thursday it has "neutralized" five Kurdish terrorists in Syria's volatile northwestern region.
Dallas Cowboys resume talks with QB Dak Prescott on deal to pay him $35M a year
The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have returned to the bargaining table for contract negotiations, hoping to reach an agreement on a long-term deal.
Seeing coronavirus impacts from space: Before-and-after satellite photos
Planet Earth is looking pretty deserted these days as people around the world are sheltering in place and avoiding social contact to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
He survived COVID-19. He's broke. But he thinks America is overreacting
Joey Camp, a Waffle House line cook, was the first person in Georgia to be isolated in a special quarantine site after receiving a diagnosis of coronavirus. Now that he's...
Christchurch mosque shooting suspect changes plea to guilty on all 92 counts
Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty Wednesday to 92-charges related to shootings at a pair of New Zealand mosques last year that killed 51 people.
On This Day, March 26: Egypt, Israel sign peace treaty
On March 26, 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty at the White House, ending 30 years of hostilities.