Brain Injury Expert Warns: Limit Screen Use in Children Under Six
“Children who are in regular contact with mobile phone screens, tablets or computers are more irritable and have worse attention, memory, and concentration than those…
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Disturbing Findings: Child Drug Use Vastly Underestimated
Experts recommend future substance use research should combine survey and hair analysis results. Hair analysis could be the key to understanding adolescent drug usage, as…
One of the Oldest Ever Found: New Ancient “Marine Crocodile” Discovered
New research has uncovered a new thalattosuchian – an ancient ‘sister’ of modern-day crocodiles’ ancestors. The recent discovery of Turnersuchus hingleyae is a result of…
Taking a Dip in Cold Water May Cut “Bad” Body Fat
Review of current science indicates that an icy swim may cut ‘bad’ body fat, but further health benefits unclear. Taking a dip in cold water…
Massive New Deep-Sea Isopod Discovered in the Gulf of Mexico – 2,500% Larger Than Common Woodlice
A massive, ‘creamy yellow’ relative of Woodlouse was found living at a depth of around 600 to 800 meters (2,000 to 2,600 feet), off the…
Europe’s Last Panda? New Discovery of Species Closely Related to Giant Panda
Fossilized teeth originally found in the 1970s actually belong to a new, sizeable close relative of the modern giant panda. A new species of panda…
Gigantic New Beast – One of the Largest Animals Ever – Discovered High in the Alps
Largest ever ichthyosaur tooth is among fossil discoveries including remains of a new beast, sized longer than a bowling alley. Paleontologists have discovered sets of…
Intriguing Pattern Discovered With Super-Sized Megalodon Sharks
Cooler Waters Created Super-Sized Megalodon Megalodon expert leads the discovery of an intriguing pattern of the prehistoric shark. A new study reveals that the iconic…
Fearsome New Species of Stegosaur May Be the Oldest Ever Discovered in the World
Bashanosaurus primitivus roamed the earth around 168 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic period, suggesting that stegosaurs may have originated in Asia. Relatively small,…
Mysterious Megalodon: No One Actually Knows What the Gigantic Shark Really Looked Like
Latest study reveals no one still knows what the Megalodon really looked like. DePaul University shark researchers say the mystery makes paleontology an exciting scientific…
Sextortion: Landmark Research Shows Increase in Online Sex Blackmailing During Pandemic
Men twice as likely to fall victim, with young people, Black, and Native American women, and LGBTQ individuals also at high risk. During the COVID-19…
COVID Omicron Variant May Have “Significant” Capability To Evade Vaccine Protection – Even From Third Dose
Vaccines and previous infection could offer some “stronger than basic” protection to Omicron, early study suggests. Tube samples of Omicron, however, do further propose its…
Paleontologists Debunk “Snake With Four Legs” Fossil Thought To Be Missing Link
University of Alberta scientist and collaborators show that a proposed “snake with four legs” is instead a long-bodied marine lizard. Filling in the links of…
New Species of Iguanodontian Dinosaur Discovered on Isle of Wight
Natural History Museum and University of Portsmouth scientists describe new species of dinosaur Discoveries of iguanodontian dinosaurs from the Isle of Wight have previously only…
“Largest Meat-Eating Predatory Dinosaur” of Triassic Period, Actually a Timid Vegetarian
“Raptor-like” dinosaur discovered in an Australian mine, actually uncovered as a timid vegetarian. 50-year-old findings of the Triassic period’s “largest meat-eating dinosaur” reanalyzed as the…
Genetics and Skeletal Biology Debunks Popular Theory of Native American Origins
Latest scientific findings suggest the ancestral Native American population does not originate in Japan, as believed by many archaeologists. A widely accepted theory of Native…
Ancient Documents Suggest Italian Sailors Knew of America 150 Years Before Christopher Columbus
Ahead of Columbus Day, findings pose further questions of what the explorer really expected to find on his voyage. New analysis of ancient writings suggests…
A Very Rare Discovery: 25-Million-Year-Old Ancient Eagle Ruled the Roost in Australia
63 bone fossil finding in desert is one of the “best preserved” eagles ever and a very rare discovery. A 25-million-year-old eagle fossil found in…
