New species of algae named for poet Amanda Gorman
“And so we lift our gaze, not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.” – Amanda Gorman, from “The Hill We Climb.”
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Joseph Shavit
Apr 30, 2022
Prehistoric marine giants found 2,800 meters above sea level
The first ichthyosaurs swam through the primordial oceans in the early Triassic period about 250 million years ago and weighed 80 tons.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 21, 2022
Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery
Palaeontologists has discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs were able to control the colour of their feathers using melanin.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 19, 2022
Taylor Swift, the millipede: Scientists name a new species after the singer
The twisted-claw millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 16, 2022
New sabre-tooth predator precedes cats by millions of years
The lower jaw and teeth fossil offers a window into what the Earth was like during the Eocene Period, more than 40 million years ago.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022
Hail to Syllipsimopodi Bideni — A squid fit for a president
Researchers from Yale have identified the earliest known relative of octopuses and vampire squid — and named it after Joseph R. Biden.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 25, 2022
The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes
The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime according to an
international team of researchers.
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