Sharks are often considered one of the most finely-tuned animal groups on the entire planet. Over a huge timeline, sharks have managed to not only persist but typically thrive. Sharks lived alongside the dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago, and while species have come and gone, the sharks we see today aren’t all that …
A long, long time ago — 50,000 years ago, to be exact — some Neanderthals pooped in what is present-day Spain. Recently recovered, the poop has been studied extensively and scientists have been able to identify a number of beneficial gut microbes within the samples. A new research paper on the discovery and subsequent study …
Tyrannosaurs are the most iconic of all dinosaurs, but what they were like as babies has been the subject of debate and mystery. New research of rare tyrannosaur embryos offers researchers the first good look at what the massive meat-eaters looked like fresh out of their eggs. When the dinosaurs hatched, they were roughly as …
The remains of a very young wolf pup were found in Canada, and the animal is thought to be roughly 57,000 years old. The pup was frozen in a layer of permafrost and was uncovered by a miner who was thawing out a wall of frozen mud in the Klondike goldfields. The animal is so …
Scientists have discovered a massive lake bed hiding deep beneath Greenland’s thick sheet of ice. The lake would have covered 2,700 square miles, though it’s hard to tell how old the lake truly is. Sediment analysis would reveal the age of the lake, but it would take a lot of work to make that happen. …
Archaeologists have unearthed nearly 60 ancient Egyptian coffins that were buried 2,500 years ago. The coffins are being unsealed by researchers curious about their contents. There is probably no reason to be worried about a curse, but if one were to exist, 2020 would definitely be the year it happens. In case you’ve been living …
An ancient skull found in a cave in Spain reveals evidence of ancient surgery attempts. The skull has a large dent that is partially healed, indicating an attempt at brain surgery that was halted. The skulls and other material suggest possible sacrificial intent. Modern medical techniques have made brain surgery much safer than it ever …
Researchers have discovered that pots like those found at some archaeological sites may hold the clues to revealing ancient cooking habits. The pots were found to hold chemical signatures of food that was cooked in them, even after multiple meals. The meals cooked by the scientists were made of donated food, including roadkill deer. When …
New research into the ancient megalodon shark species has revealed the most accurate estimates of its size to date. The creatures could grow to 59 feet in length, according to researchers. The sharks lived between 4 million and 23 million years ago. If you happened to be swimming in Earth’s oceans anywhere from around 4 …
A new study has revealed what global temperatures were like during the most recent ice age. The research suggests that temperatures were roughly 11 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than they are today, and that was enough to trigger intense change on Earth. As climate change continues unabated, we may soon be struggling with a rapidly-changing planet …
