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That Incredibly Well-preserved Armored Dinosaur Is Actually a New Species
Fossils don’t get much better than this. (Courtesy of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Canada) A new study of the fossil also makes the controversial claim that the armored dinosaur had anti-predator camouflage. On a fateful day in … Continue reading
This is Actually a Volcanic Rock
Credit: Causeway Minerals Reticulite is a volcanic rock characterized by a high content by volume of bubbles of volcanic gas that gives as a crosslinked foam. Reticulitis is formed when the lava is abruptly cooled, solidifying so rapidly that it … Continue reading
Believe It Or Not, This Is Actually Lava
photo shows how much of Pele?s Hair can accumulate in a parking lot immediately downwind of Halema?uma?u Crater on Hawaii Island. Pele’s hair is a form of lava. It is named after Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. It can … Continue reading
Mysterious extinct glyptodonts are actually gigantic armadillos, says their DNA
New research reveals that the evolutionary history of glyptodonts — huge, armored mammals that went extinct in the Americas at the end of the last ice age — is unexpectedly brief. The work, published this week in the journal Current … Continue reading
Roman toilets gave no clear health benefit, and Romanization actually spread parasites
The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation technology to Europe around 2,000 years ago, including public multi-seat latrines with washing facilities, sewerage systems, piped drinking water from aqueducts, and heated public baths for washing. Romans also developed laws designed … Continue reading
Sicily man getting poverty aid actually owned 1.2 mln euros
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-8a8453f4b16f395bda45304c3df2bb7b4.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Sicily man getting poverty aid actually owned 1.2 mln euros” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-8a8453f4b16f395bda45304c3df2bb7b4.jpg” (ANSA) – Palermo, March 14 – A man who received an 832 euros monthly subsidy from the region of Sicily saw his funding … Continue reading