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Volcanism didn't play a role in demise of dinosaurs, scienists claim
New research suggests the volcanic activity in question occurred well before, and was unrelated to, the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs.
In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid -- not volcanoes
Volcanic activity did not play a direct role in the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, according to an international team of researchers. It was all about the asteroid.
The Brick Bar made out of 1 million legos will come to Orlando in March
Adults who loved legos can enjoy childhood nostalgia as the Pop-Up Brick Bar, consisting of over 1 million Legos, comes to Orlando on March 20 to 21.
In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid—not volcanoes
Volcanic activity did not play a direct role in the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, according to an international, Yale-led team of researchers. It was all about the...
Fossil Is the Oldest-Known Scorpion
Scientists studying fossils collected 35 years ago have identified them as the oldest-known scorpion species, a prehistoric animal from about 437 million years ago. The researchers found that the animal...
Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs
Massive gas bursts emitted by volcanoes about 66 million years ago probably couldn’t have caused a mass extinction event that spelled doom for all nonbird dinosaurs, new research suggests. Data on ancient temperatures,...
On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
The cause of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction is vigorously debated, owing to the occurrence of a very large bolide impact and flood basalt volcanism near the boundary. Disentangling their relative...
Scientists uncover how an explosion of new genes explain the origin of land plants
Scientists have made a significant discovery about the genetic origins of how plants evolved from living in water to land 470 million years ago.
Glimpse into ancient hunting strategies of dragonflies and damselflies
Dragonflies and damselflies are animals that may appear gentle but are, in fact, ancient hunters. The closely related insects shared an ancestor over 250 million years ago -- long before...
Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion
Scientists studying fossils collected 35 years ago have identified them as the oldest-known scorpion species, a prehistoric animal from about 437 million years ago. The researchers found that the animal...
Banking on a new community isotope database
Stable isotopes act like fingerprints or fibers in forensics, capturing details of where someone or something lived, what it ate or breathed, and how its environment changed over time.
Glimpse into ancient hunting strategies of dragonflies and damselflies
Dragonflies and damselflies are animals that may appear gentle but are, in fact, ancient hunters. The closely related insects shared an ancestor over 250 million years ago—long before dinosaurs—and provide...
New species of prehistoric scorpion may have been early land explorer
A new species of prehistoric scorpion from the early Siluarian period (approximately 437.5 to 436.5 million years ago) is described in a study in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that...
Petition calling for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand met with skepticism from ecologists
A petition calling for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand in order to save the species from extinction following massive wildfires ravaging Australia is being met with skepticism from...
Watch: Lime green puppy born in North Carolina
A North Carolina family said they were stunned when their white German shepherd gave birth to a lime green puppy.
Scientists uncover how an explosion of new genes explain the origin of land plants
The new study, led by scientists from the universities of Bristol and Essex and published today in Current Biology, challenge the established view of the origin of plants on land,...
Don't feel bad for cows grazing in –40 weather — they've got a secret weapon
Even though Alberta is posting temperatures colder than those found in Antarctica, it's business as usual for local cattle, who bravely stand their ground even as the rest of us retreat...
Tool-making Neanderthals dove for the perfect clam shell
New research suggests Neanderthals held their breath and dove underwater to retrieve the perfect clam shells for tool-making.
Bird species are facing extinction hundreds of times faster than previously thought
Extinction, or the disappearance of an entire species, is commonplace. Species have been forming, persisting and then shuffling off their mortal coil since life began on Earth. However, evidence suggests...
Man arrested in Peru airport with 20 birds in suitcase
The Belgian traveller was trying to smuggle the protected species from Peru to Spain, officers say.
Beach-combing Neanderthals dived for shells
Did Neanderthals wear swimsuits? Probably not. But a new study suggests that some of these ancient humans might have spent a lot of time at the beach. They may even...
WWE NXT: Bianca Belair becomes No. 1 contender
Bianca Belair survived a massive Battle Royal and became the No. 1 contender for Rhea Ripley's NXT Women's Championship on WWE NXT.
Fossils of largest theropod to date found in Australia
A team of researchers from the University of New England, the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Natural History Museum and Swinburne University of Technology, all in Australia, has identified fossils found...
Solving the Greek monkey mystery gave us an important clue to Bronze Age world
The blue monkeys painted on the walls of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini are among many animals found in the frescoes of this 3,600-year-old city. Historians have studied...
Worst marine heatwave on record killed one million seabirds in North Pacific Ocean
The common guillemot (known as the common murre in North America) breeds in both the Pacific and the Atlantic and is among the most abundant seabirds in the northern hemisphere....
Tiny Seychelles island coaxes bird back from brink
Giant tortoises amble across Cousin Island as rare birds flit above.
Famous birthdays for Jan. 16: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Debbie Allen
Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda turns 40 and actor Debbie Allen turns 70, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 16.
On This Day, Jan. 16: Carole Lombard dies in plane crash
On Jan. 16, 1942, screen star Carole Lombard, her mother and 20 other people were killed in a plane crash near Las Vegas.