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Mysterious species buried their dead and carved symbols 100,000 years before humans
CNN· 1 year agoHomo naledi, an extinct human relative, buried dead and carved symbols long before modern humans,...
Mysterious plague is wiping out sea urchins across the globe, scientists say
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA mysterious sea urchin plague has spread across the world, causing the near extinction of the...
Scientists gobsmacked after rediscovering light-emitting ‘fairy’ organism thought to have gone...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFor the first time in 30 years, scientists rediscovered a plant species that was originally thought...
Mysterious skull points to a possible new branch on human family tree
Popular Science· 10 months agoSome newly discovered specimens could shake up the timeline of hominid evolution. A 300,000 year-old...
10 controversies that 'broke' science in 2023
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA person silhouetted against a projection of the ozone hole above Antarctica, which was the subject of a controversial study this year. (Image credit:...
11 jaw-dropping fossil discoveries that weren't dinosaurs in 2023
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months ago. Dinosaurs often steal the limelight when it comes to fossils, but other prehistoric critters are...
Hundreds of unknown species were discovered around the world this year
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEditor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it...
Human-caused fires may have contributed to the extinction of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOver 3,000 dire wolf fossils have been found at the La Brea tar pitsJae C. Hong/AP Photo The La Brea...
10 of the strangest hybrid animals
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Liger in the Siberian Tiger Park, Harbin, China. The Liger is the hybrid of a male lion and a female tiger, and there is only a 0.1% chance that such a...
North America was once home to some unusual wild monkeys
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAn illustration of Ekgmowechashala, the last primate to inhabit North America before humans. Humans...
