Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'
Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...
30-Million-Year-Old Hypercarnivore Skull 'Dream Find' For Paleontologists
A team led by paleontologist Shorouq Al-Ashqar of Mansoura University and the American University in Egypt has given the ...
Humans Accelerate Evolution More Than Thought: Pig Skulls Have Changed Shape
Selective breeding over the past century has shortened and flattened the snouts of German domestic pigs. Though not an ...
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Boosting evolution: How humans unintentionally altered the skulls of pigs
Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. This is likely down to new breeding practices ...
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This massive circular structure is made entirely of mammoth bones and skulls. DNA now offers clues about how Ice Age hunters built it
The Kostenki 11 site, located near the Don River, just 300 kilometers from Moscow, is one of the most significant Upper ...
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Authorities catch man attempting to smuggle bizarre item through airport: 'A serious violation of wildlife and customs laws'
A 32-year-old Canadian man was detained in early January after allegedly trying to smuggle a unique specimen out of India, according to CNN. "Upon examination, a skull with sharp teeth, resembling ...
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Turns Out, We Failed to Breed Dog Skulls for Specialized Bite and Smell Tasks
The study examined 117 skulls from 40 domestic dog breeds and 18 wild canid species using advanced 3D morphometric analysis. The results indicate that, despite the exceptional diversity in skull ...
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Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered
The nearly complete skull belongs to Vegavis iaai, a waterfowl species believed to be the ancient relative of modern-day ducks and geese.The species lived at the same time as dinosaurs like ...
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Specialized Dog Breeds Are Not So Special After All
So funding science like this to help us learn about the animals we share a planet ... The study also examined how domestic dog skulls compare to those of wild canids, such as wolves and foxes.
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5 cases of children being raised by animals
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Red Skull vs Darkseid: Who Wins?
The battle between these two mighty comic villains would be absolutely epic. Script by Emilia Cotella and video edited by Steven Suñe. RFK Jr: I've prayed daily for 20-years that God 'would put ...
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Wild leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov out a month for surgery
Kirill Kaprizov will miss at least four weeks as he will have surgery on a lower-body injury, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin said Tuesday. Guerin said that while the Wild's star winger ...