Unusual Fossil Discovery Rewrites the History of Freshwater Fish

New research finds that ocean-dwelling fish entered freshwater environments on several occasions, evolving enhanced hearing abilities in the process. When ancient marine fish transitioned from ...
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Discover why our ears ache underwater! 🌊

Explore the fascinating world of the human body in this animated video! Learn about human body parts, their functions, and ...

66 million-year-old dinosaur ‘mummy’ skin was actually a perfect clay mask

New research in a North American “mummy zone” in eastern Wyoming reveals how giant duck-billed dinosaurs were preserved in striking detail.
Scientific American

Fossilized Skin on Dinosaur ‘Mummies’ Isn’t Skin at All

Wyoming’s “dinosaur mummies,” once thought to preserve fossilized flesh, are actually detailed clay molds formed by microbes ...

World’s longest woolly rhino horn discovered in melting Siberian permafrost

A local resident stumbled upon the remains of the 19,700-year-old beast. Its record-breaking horn offers new insights into life in the Ice Age.
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Women's Hearts Are Different

In most heart attacks, the cause is clogged arteries. Well, at least in men. For women, the situation is different. In a ...
Nature

Stinkbug ‘ear’ actually hosts parasite-fighting fungi

Experiments showed that this fungal coating forms a physical barrier that helps to prevent parasitic wasps from laying their ...