The first animals to inhabit the Earth may have been sea sponges, a new study by geochemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has suggested. In their work, the researchers linked ...
A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. In a study appearing today in ...
Being a punk rocker means being perpetually misunderstood. So perhaps it’s vindication that that some seafloor fossils, once considered just piles of decomposing gunk, may now be reclassified as ...
A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. The newly identified chemical ...
Scientists have confirmed that the Atlas blue butterfly carries the most chromosomes of any animal, with 229 pairs. Unlike duplication, its chromosomes split apart, reshaping its genome in surprising ...
LA PLATA COUNTY, N.M. — Health officials in southern Colorado are warning the recent deaths of prairie dogs may be tied to a report of possible plague in the county. La Plata County officials are ...
Master survival strategies for a flea infestation. U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales staffer's death under investigation; her body was on fire, official said. ‘South Park’ postpones episode hours before air ...
New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, revealing how rare and vulnerable our temperate moment is. Some 4 billion ...
They survived brutal ice, endless winters, and predators beyond imagination. But nothing could save them from what came next. Discover the astonishing rise—and haunting disappearance—of the largest ...
BLUE EARTH — A Blue Earth man has been in charged on counts of animal torture and assault. Gavin Vincent Barnett, 23, of Blue Earth was arrested and will be tried in Faribault County District Court ...
PORTSMOUTH — The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will hold the next semiannual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Public Works facility at 680 Peverly ...