Lion-sized armadillo, ancient turtles: Ice Age creatures found in Central Texas

Texas and the Edwards Plateau with suitable Late Pleistocene sites indicated. (CREDIT: Quaternary Research)

The floor of Bender’s Cave looked like a graveyard. Fossils strewn in either direction of the flooded river, packed so tightly that archaeologist John Moretti could not move them without disturbing them. He was wearing a snorkel mask. “There were fossils everywhere, just everywhere, like I’ve never seen in any other cave,” said Moretti, who … Read more

Scientists have recently discovered a surprising new family of deep-sea creatures

24 multi-colored, small, crustaceans against a black background.

24 new amphipods found at the Clarion-Clipperton Site, where the Trump administration is targeting deep-sea mining.National Institute of Oceanography, Southampton via Inside Climate News Get your information from a source other than the oligarchs. Register for free Mother Jones Everyday. This story was published by Climate Insider and is presented here as part of Department … Read more