New Discovery on the Mysterious Family Life of Notorious Saber-Toothed Tiger
Like many of today’s millennials, adolescent Sabre-Toothed Cats stayed with family longer than expected. A new study by scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)…
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Dinosaur Diagnosed With Malignant Cancer for the First Time – Cancerous Bone From 77 Million Years Ago
Royal Ontario Museum and McMaster University researchers diagnose osteosarcoma in a Centrosaurus apertus. A collaboration led by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and McMaster University…
Bloody Good Look by Scientists May Have Profound Effects on the Use of Medicinal Leeches
Study offers new insights into the powerful anticoagulants contained in the saliva of leeches most often used in medical practice. The results of new research…
Building Blocks of Life Revealed in Solar System’s Oldest Molecular Fluids?
Scientists reveal solar system’s oldest molecular fluids could hold the key to early life. The oldest molecular fluids in the solar system could have supported…
Giant Meteorite Impacts Formed Parts of the Moon’s Crust, Analysis of Apollo 17 Sample Shows
Research of an Apollo 17 sample, led by the ROM, has revealed that the formation of ancient rocks on the Moon may be directly linked…
Frightening 500-Million-Year-Old Predator Unveils the Rise of Scorpions and Spiders
Two paleontologists working on the world-renowned Burgess Shale have revealed a new species, called Mollisonia plenovenatrix, which is now considered to be the oldest chelicerate….
500 Million Year Old Tulip-Shaped Creature Discovered
Fossils found in the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies reveal a strange creature with a tulip shape. This ocean animal, officially named Siphusauctum…