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Fossil jawbone from Alaska is a rare case of a juvenile Arctic dromaeosaurid dinosaur

4 years ago from Science Daily

A small piece of fossil jawbone from Alaska represents a rare example of juvenile dromaeosaurid dinosaur remains from the Arctic, according to a new study.

Fossil jawbone from Alaska is a rare case of a juvenile Arctic dromaeosaurid dinosaur

4 years ago from Physorg

A small piece of fossil jawbone from Alaska represents a rare example of juvenile dromaeosaurid dinosaur remains from the Arctic, according to a study published July 8, 2020 in the...

The best (and worst) materials for masks

4 years ago from Science Daily

It's intuitive and scientifically shown that wearing a face covering can help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But not all masks are created equal, according...

Ancient Americans made epic Pacific voyages

New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announce HBO special to honor inductees

4 years ago from UPI

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced on Wednesday that it is replacing the 35th annual live induction ceremony with a special that will air on HBO, due...

South Americans may have traveled to Polynesia 800 years ago

4 years ago from Sciencenews.org

More than 800 years ago, Indigenous people in South America traversed more than 7,000 kilometers of open sea to reach eastern Polynesia, a new study suggests. There, the South Americans mated with Polynesian...

Polynesians, Native Americans made contact before European arrival, genetic study finds

4 years ago from Physorg

Through deep genetic analyses, Stanford Medicine scientists and their collaborators have found conclusive scientific evidence of contact between ancient Polynesians and Native Americans from the region that is now Colombia—something...

Technology Helps Scientists Unlock Mysteries of the Earliest Americans

4 years ago from Science Blog

With help from technology developed by UC San Diego researchers at the Qualcomm Institute, a team of underwater cave explorers in Mexico have made unprecedented archaeological discoveries in some of the...

Your necklace will know you binged on Chunky Monkey

4 years ago from Science Blog

July 08, 2020 | By Marla Paul There you are wrist deep into a quart of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey, digging ever deeper. You can’t deny it. Your necklace is...

Yankees to face Mets in 2021 on 20th anniversary of 9/11

4 years ago from UPI

The New York Yankees will face their crosstown rival New York Mets next year on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Facing execution Wednesday, Texas inmate Billy Wardlow waits on Supreme Court

4 years ago from UPI

Barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court or the governor of Texas, the state is scheduled Wednesday to execute a death row inmate who killed an elderly man nearly 30...

GRU plot to put bounties on U.S. Marines is plausible

4 years ago from UPI

The New York Times broke the sensational story last week that Russia's military intelligence arm, the GRU and its Unit 21955, paid $100,000 bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S....

Famous 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur is less lizard, more bird

4 years ago from Science Daily

From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably remember it best from the movie 'Jurassic Park,' where it's depicted as a venom-spitting...

Train parked on bridge in South Africa becomes luxury hotel

4 years ago from UPI

A luxury hotel preparing to open in South Africa is offering guests the chance to spend the night in a train permanently parked on a bridge.

Bad E. coli we know, but good E. coli?

4 years ago from Physorg

Typically, there aren't a lot of positive thoughts when E. coli, generally found in animal and human intestines, is mentioned. It's been blamed for closing beaches and swimming pools and...

Famous 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur is less lizard, more bird

4 years ago from Physorg

From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably remember it best from the movie "Jurassic Park," where it's depicted as a venom-spitting...

Look: Loose python found wandering Ontario city's downtown

4 years ago from UPI

A 4.5-foot snake spotted wandering loose in an Ontario city's downtown was captured by police and identified by local experts as an African python.

China enters arms trade treaty after selling drones to Serbia

4 years ago from UPI

China is to enter into a treaty on arms trade that regulates the export of weapons, Beijing said Tuesday following reports China sold military drones to Serbia for the first...

A tiny ancient relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs discovered

4 years ago from Science Daily

Dinosaurs and pterosaurs may be known for their remarkable size, but a newly described species that lived around 237 million years ago suggests that they originated from extremely small ancestors....

First time buyer? You'll get the best treatment if you have a British or French accent

4 years ago from Physorg

If you're a first time buyer with a British or French accent then the chances are you will be treated to the highest level of customer service by estate agents,...

Kansas City liquor store employee broke news of Patrick Mahomes' contract

4 years ago from UPI

A liquor store employee in Kansas City, Mo., was the first person to report Patrick Mahomes' record contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Research reveals which types of leaders are more likely to burn out

4 years ago from Physorg

Being everything to everyone or being too hands-off are leadership styles that are more likely to lead to burnout in managers, according to a University of Alberta business study.

All kinds of outbreaks, from COVID-19 to violence, share the same principles

4 years ago from Sciencenews.org

The Rules of ContagionAdam KucharskiBasic Books, $30 Epidemiologists like to say, “If you’ve seen one pandemic, you’ve seen … one pandemic.” But behind each outbreak lie core principles that help explain why the outbreak began,...

Dinosaur ancestors 'may have been tiny'

Dinosaurs are thought of as giant creatures, but new work adds to evidence they started out small.

New study finds that Miami English is its own unique dialect

4 years ago from Physorg

Many in Miami first come to realize they speak 'Miami English' when they, well, leave Miami.

Britain sanctions dozens under new human rights regime

4 years ago from UPI

Britain said it is imposing sanctions against dozens of people involved in committing the "most notorious" human rights violations including those it accuses of killing Sergei Magnitsky and Jamal Khashoggi.

Kansas City Chiefs sign Patrick Mahomes to largest contract in sports history

4 years ago from UPI

The Kansas City Chiefs and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes have reached an agreement on a massive 10-year contract extension.

Fossil of giant 70m year-old fish found in Argentina

4 years ago from Physorg

A giant 70 million year old fossil of a fish that lived amongst dinosaurs has been discovered in Argentine Patagonia, a team of researchers said on Monday.