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What prehistoric animals ruled Shasta County when dinosaurs roamed the Earth?
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCounty didn’t have its own amazing prehistoric critters, some likely just as fierce as any animals...
New fossil brings us a step closer to unravelling the mystery of feather evolution
The Conversation· 3 days agoDespite the fact humans have been playing with feathers since prehistory, there’s still a lot we don’t understand about them. Following the debut of the first feathered dinosaur, Sinosauropteryx ...
Ring Launches "Ring Pet Portraits" Campaign to Aid Animal Shelters
One Green Planet· 6 days agoHelp keep One Green Planet free and independent! Ring has announced an exciting new initiative...
Fossilized skull of “cat-sized deer” found in Badlands National Park is the first of its kind
Black Hills FOX· 7 days agoIn 2016, a geology intern at Badlands National Park spotted a light gray object on the rocks that...
Retiree records rare birds in Heilongjiang
China Daily· 3 days agoListed as a national first-class protected animal and classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, Chinese mergansers have been ...
Human and Dog Testicles May Be Full of Plastic. Could That Affect Fertility?
Scientific American· 2 days agoMicroplastics are everywhere. While microplastics’ impacts on human health have not yet been fully...
Audubon Announces Photo Contest Judges
The Post-Journal· 2 days agoYou can participate by entering your photographs or voting on your favorites. Pictured is “Reflection” by Christopher Baker of Madison, Alabama, who...
Five Fascinating Facts About Neanderthals That Could Change How You See Them
IFLScience· 4 days agoHere are five facts about Neanderthals that you may find surprising. In evolutionary terms, that’s not all that long ago, and it’s certainly well after Homo sapiens – that is, us – hit the scene ...
For an Antidote to Climate Despair, Look to the Impact of Rachel Carson’s "Silent Spring"
Sierra Club· 6 days agoOne that should inspire faith in those of us who care deeply about stopping the climate crisis and saving our planet. The synthetic pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane—commonly known as ...
When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
Phys.org· 6 days agoScientists once thought of dinosaurs as sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Then research suggested that some could control their body temperature, but...