Jessica Boddy
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Origin Mystery Of Ancient Rhino-Like Mammal Solved By 55-Million-Year-Old Fossil
A view of the phosphate quarries in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, where the embrithopod fossil was discovered.Photo: Philippe Loubry Tens of millions of years ago, after most land-roaming dinosaurs died out in the Cretaceous Period, a hodgepodge of ancient animals started to fill the landscapes the dinos left behind. One such group was the…
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Extinct Gibbon Species Found In Tomb Of Ancient Chinese Noblewoman
A certain Chinese noblewoman — potentially Lady Xia, grandmother to the first emperor of China — had a menagerie buried with her in her tomb: a leopard, a crane, an asiatic black bear, a lynx, and, most notably, a gibbon. That gibbon was part of newly identified, now-extinct genus and species, researchers reported Thursday. The…
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Watch Tiny Crab Spiders Take Flight With 3-Metre Silk Parachutes
If you’re arachnophobic, I hate to tell you this, but spiders can fly.
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New Acne-Fighting Compound Blocks Inflammation And Kills Bacteria Without Irritating Side Effects
If you survived adolescence without a harrowing bout of acne, consider yourself lucky: It’s estimated that 85 per cent of people aged 12 to 24 have had at least mild acne. But if you’re among those of us who would have been thrilled to deal with merely “mild” acne, you’ve probably tried a number of…