"We were looking for pretty animals that have eyes, are coloured, or glow in the dark; instead, the most interesting find was the organism that was blind, brainless, and completely covered in mud." Some of the oldest fossil records may need to be reconsidered: Dr. Mikhail Matz of the University of Texas has discovered
Gromia Sphaerica, a species of
protist,
making tracks....
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posted by Kronos_to_Earth
on Nov 22, 2008 -
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Tens of millions of
brittlestars have been
discovered inhabiting the peak of a sea mount in the Macquarie Ridge south of New Zealand. Strong currents are believed to be responsible for sweeping their predators away, more or less recreating their
home 300 million years
gone....
posted by Kronos_to_Earth
on May 19, 2008 -
21 comments
Well, that's one less Carolina flying squirrel, but having it for dinner might actually help keep them around. A list of endangered American species once common on the dinner table has become a
book, its author, Gary Paul Nabham, encouraging the reader to keep
disappearing local culinary traditions
alive.
Endangered Dinners.
posted by Kronos_to_Earth
on Apr 30, 2008 -
26 comments
