Slow Loris: This Nocturnal Animal is Cute but Poisonous!

Medicine & Technology Jul 18, 2022

The slow loris is a cute but toxic creature. What traits does this primate own, making a lot of scientists quite interested in the species? Read to find out.

'Hobbit' Species Unearthed in North America, Evidence of Mammalian Evolution After Dinosaur Extinction

Aug 18, 2021

Three new mammalian species were unearthed in Wyoming, North America. One of the creatures has a name inspired by J.R.R Tolkien's character in the novel 'The Hobbit.'

Stone Age Humans Were Top Predators, Challenging Views That They Were Omnivores

Apr 04, 2021

An Israeli study showed that stone age humans were apex predators in their time and that it was only 85,000 years ago when humans started eating vegetables, contrary to contemporary views.

Can Dinosaur Skulls Tell Us Just What They Ate and How?

Apr 29, 2015

With recent archaeological findings proving that researchers may not know as much about prehistoric life as they once thought, researchers with the American Museum of Natural History are taking another look at interpreting the diets of long-extinct animals, and what they’re finding points to finding the source of a prehistoric diet. Though teeth shape has been used for decades as a primary indicator as to the dietary habits of a fossilized subject, in a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers are now saying that skull shape and ancestral lineages, both before and after extinction events, may serve as a proxy for what these animals truly once ate.