Author: Laura Baisas

Lab mice experiments reveal the nerves that trigger this behavior in hairy mammals. The post Why wet dogs shake so much appeared first on Popular Science…

Longipteryx surprisingly used its beak on fruit, not fish. The post ‘Weird’ prehistoric bird had a weaponized beak with teeth appeared first on Popular Science…

An excreted satellite tag helped scientists document the large fish being preyed upon for the first time. The post Who ate the pregnant porbeagle shark? appeared first on Popular Science…

A farmer led paleontologists to the scene of this prehistoric creature feature. The post Crocodile attacks sea cow. Tiger Shark picks apart sea cow. appeared first on Popular Science…

It’s pretty difficult to know what was on the menu for Neanderthals, particularly since smaller items like birds don’t usually leave many archaeological traces behind. While we know that some cooked crab and other seafood and that they hunted for larger game, understanding more about their diets is critical to understanding how these incredibly adaptive