Scientists have found footprints older than dinosaurs
A substrate composed of microbes may have preserved a series of 255-million-year-old burrows made in a sandy South African tidal flat by a clumsy amphibian, says a new study. The…
How a ghost catfish turns into a rainbow
Some creatures in the animal kingdom display impressive colors when exposed to light, such as some snakes, insects and peacocks. They are known as iridescent animals. While snakes have iridescent…
What is paleontology and what does a paleontologist do?
Most people perceive paleontology as a frivolous science. For them, the study of fossils is nothing more than a study of the trivial, distant past of the planet, making it…
Were dinosaurs sick?
Dinosaurs lived relatively long lives. The oldest T-Rex the specimens we found were alive for about 30 years. Many dinosaurs, especially sauropods, probably lived much longer than that. And with…
USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Softball Rankings: Week 4
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lake Creek remained undefeated and topped the 2023 USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 for the 19th straight week. The defending Texas 5A state champion Lions…
The high school freshman gets custom size 23 cleats from Under Armour
Goodrich (Michigan) High School freshman Eric Kilburn Jr., 14, is as big as athletes come his age, checking in at 6-foot-10. While that massive size gives him an advantage on…
What animals will become extinct?
There’s no sugarcoating it: Animal and plant life is declining worldwide at rates never seen before in human history. And alongside that decline, rates of extinction are accelerating — about…
What are “Sunday fears” and what causes them?
Weekends just don’t seem long enough to me. On Friday, you are exhausted from a long work week. Saturdays are for running errands that you couldn’t get done on weekdays.…
Georgetown is getting commitments from a pair of 4-star recruits
Georgetown received a double recruiting bonus this week, scoring commitments from a pair of four-star recruits who followed new head coach Ed Cooley from Providence. On Tuesday afternoon, Southern California…
Colon Cancer Screening: How to Prevent Colon Cancer
In the early stages of colon cancer — on the fourth most common cancer in the US and the second leading cause of cancer death – usually has no obvious…