Discovery of a new species of fossil tree helps paint picture of ancient African forest
Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other ...
Massive, long-lived trees discovered in the Tanzanian rainforest are a new species
A team of botanists with members from Muse–Museo delle Scienze, Udzungwa Corridor LTD, Via Grazia Deledda and the National ...
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Researchers find new killifish species in Kenya
NAIROBI ― A new killifish species, scientifically known as Nothobranchius sylvaticus, has been documented in seasonal swamps ...
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15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...
Go wild in the garden with the Safari series of South African phlox, which is not phlox at all
The Safari series of Jamebrittenia plants reach about 12 inches tall with a spread of 2 feet. In the South, those numbers may ...
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New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered
A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has now been described. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin meaning 'pertaining to the ...
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Giant mammal's bone from quarry donated to museum
The bone from a palaeoloxodon - an extinct animal also known as a straight-tusked elephant which is believed to be the largest ever land mammal – is now on display in Chatteris Museum ...
5 Southern Nevada sites on the National Register of Historic Places you can still visit today
Several sites in Southern Nevada are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Here are five you can visit on your ...
‘Tiny’ creature — with long polyps and tentacles — found near AL coast is new species
A new soft coral species has been discovered near the Alabama coast ... Declan Morrissey, a zoologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, told McClatchy News the coral was ...
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New Study Reconstructs the Skull of the Ancient Hippo of Crete
Researchers digitally reconstructed the skull of the ancient Hippopotamus creutzburgi, an extinct dwarf hippo of the Greek ...
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A Local's Tips for Getting the Most Out of a Visit to NYC's Natural History Museum
Don’t try to navigate the American Museum of Natural History without a game plan. It’s huge and one of New York’s most popular attractions for families. I’ve visited as a child and taken my kids many ...