Norwegian archaeologists have unearthed a Neolithic “mini Pompeii†at a campsite near the North Sea, they announced this week. Discovered…
Month: October 2010
New Strong-Handed Dinosaur
Fossils of an intriguing new species with a powerful hand may reveal an edgier side of some supposedly peaceful, plant-munching…
Smarter Teams Are More Sensitive, Have More Women?
Being one smart cookie doesn’t matter much if you’re working in a group, according to the first study to calculate…
Giant Prehistoric Penguin Found
Fossil feathers reveal that penguins donned their trademark black and white late in their evolution – and may have become…
92-Year-Old Has Eye on World Senior Games
One sprightly 92-year-old man is gearing up to go the distance at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George,…
21 Reason You Should Quit Your Job and Travel the World
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce…
Pink Surprise
A young, rosy-hued hippopotamus (pictured) was spotted in September along the banks of Kenya‘s Mara River—and the discovery has two…
New Egg Layer
Pictured “knitting” a doily-like egg mass in a lab in 2008, a new species of fiery-colored nudibranch, or sea slug,…
Dinosaurs Taller Thanks to Thick Cartilage
Dinosaurs were much taller than previously thought, according to a new study that found cartilage extended the limbs of these…
New Whip Spider Attacks
A member of a new species of whip spider munches on a cricket in an Indonesian cave in an undated…