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Fires have burned in parks and forests around New York City Towns and cities in a stretch from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to south of Philadelphia had their driest three months on record, according to the Applied Climate Information System Major changes need to happen to avoid critical shortages of water in the future, even if that future isn't immediateUntil now, scientists have hypothesized about saber-toothed cat anatomy by scanning fossils and digitally modeling the animals’ muscles in 3D, but that doesn’t compare to seeing one of those limbs “in the flesh,” Tseng said
“I think it makes it seem more possible that these saber-tooths would have used their forearms”The small, deep-frozen mummy shows H latidens was well-adapted to ice age conditions, according to the study The researchers compared the carcass to that of a modern 3-week-old lion (Panthera leo) cub and found the saber-toothed kitten had wider paws and no carpal pads — pads on the wrist joint that act as shock absorbers in today's felines
These adaptations enabled saber-toothed cats to walk with ease in snow, while thick, soft fur observed on the mummy shielded the predators against polar temperaturesThe new analysis identified the species the mummy belongs to and its most striking features, but its authors are already working on a new paper The anatomical features of the find will be discussed in more detail in a subsequent paper, they wroteRon Ely‘s cause of death has been confirmed nearly two months after his passing
After the Tarzan actor died at age 86 on Sept 29, his death certificate listed the cause as “end-stage heart disease,” an advanced form of cardiovascular disease that makes the heart too weak to effectively pump blood The certificate listed Ely’s …The world's thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created by a team of UK chemists The team at University College London (UCL) used a technique called electrospinning to create the nanofibres as part of master's student Beatrice Britton's research
To make spaghetti, you push a mixture of water and flour through metal holes, said the study's co-author Dr Adam ClancyAny cookies that may not be absolutely necessary for the website to function or are used specifically to collect personal user data via analytics, ads, other embedded content are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your websiteSaber-toothed cats from the genus Homotherium are known for their enormous canine teeth, which stuck out of their mouths and were used to kill and grab prey
It's estimated that the animals went extinct about 12,000 years ago, at the end of the Pleistocene period, which is also known as the last Ice AgeThe Daily Crossword was played 8,817 times last week Can you solve it faster than others?The Daily Crossword was played 8,817 times last week Can you solve it faster than others?And it’s not just the anatomy of the Homotherium mummy that makes it so special — the discovery also provides a unique glimpse into the evolutionary history of the entire feline group, Tseng said
Prior genetic analysis of DNA from Homotherium fossils showed that the genus split from other ancient cats about 18 million years ago Not only is the cub the sole mummified example of the Homotherium genus, “it represents a part of that cat family tree that goes back almost to the origin of the cat family,” he saidCNNScientists discover 32,000-year-old frozen saber-toothed predatorScientists are showing off the fascinating remains of an ancient feline that was frozen in time in the permafrost in Russia’s far north The remains of the saber-toothed cat cub, 32,000 years old, still had its fur intact
Edinburgh, one the most visited cities in Europe, is offering tourists the chance to see it from a different angle -- through the eyes of tour guides who have slept on its streetsTourists benefit from a broader view of the place they were visiting, he saidThis is not the first time a well preserved mammal has been discovered in Siberia: In August, gold miners in Siberia announced they had unearthed a woolly mammal that still had a horn attached to its body Two months earlier, scientists announced they had completed a necropsy on a completely mummified wolf also from the last Ice Age that was found in the Siberian permafrost
Associated PressForecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving weekForecasters through the US issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while grappling with flooding and small landslides from a previous storm
Thousands in the Pacific Northwest remained without power after multiple days in the darkIt has taken a while for scientists to piece together the riddle of just when and where cats first became domesticated One would think that the archaeological record might answer the question easily, but wild cats and domesticated cats have remarkably similar skeletons, complicating the matter Some clues first came from the island of Cyprus in 1983, when archaeologists found a cat's jawbone dating back 8,000 years
Since it seemed highly unlikely that humans would have brought wild cats over to the island (a spitting, scratching, panic-stricken wild feline would have been the last kind of boat companion they would have wanted, writes Desmond Morris in Catworld: A Feline Encyclopedia), the finding suggested that domestication occurred before 8,000 years agoABC NewsWhat Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG pick, has said about investigating DOJ prosecutorsPresident-elect Donald Trump wasted little time selecting another candidate for attorney general after Matt Gaetz dropped his bid amid sexual misconduct allegations Pam Bondi, Florida's attorney general for eight years, was part of Trump's defense team during his first impeachment trial and supported his false claims of fraud following the 2020 election
S. issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while grappling with flooding and small landslides from a previous storm. Thousands in the Pacific Northwest remained without power after multiple days in the dark.It has taken a while for scientists to piece together the riddle of just when and where cats first became domesticated. One would think that the archaeological record might answer the question easily, but wild cats and domesticated cats have remarkably similar skeletons, complicating the matter. Some clues first came from the island of Cyprus in 1983, when archaeologists found a cat's jawbone dating back 8,000 years. Since it seemed highly unlikely that humans would have brought wild cats over to the island (a spitting, scratching, panic-stricken wild feline would have been the last kind of boat companion they would have wanted, writes Desmond Morris in Catworld: A Feline Encyclopedia), the finding suggested that domestication occurred before 8,000 years ago.ABC NewsWhat Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG pick, has said about investigating DOJ prosecutorsPresident-elect Donald Trump wasted little time selecting another candidate for attorney general after Matt Gaetz dropped his bid amid sexual misconduct allegations. Pam Bondi, Florida's attorney general for eight years, was part of Trump's defense team during his first impeachment trial and supported his false claims of fraud following the 2020 election.
