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Ancient DNA Shows Ice Age Hunters Killed Female Woolly Mammoths 70% of the Time
Researchers sequenced ancient DNA from 521 woolly mammoth bones and found that roughly 70 percent of specimens at human-associated sites belonged to females, revealing a deliberate and repeated prehistoric hunting preference that may have accelerated the species' extinction.
Chicxulub Silicate Dust, Not Fire or Sulfur, Actually Killed the Dinosaurs
A new study identifies fine-grained silicate dust ejected by the Chicxulub asteroid as the single most impactful extinction agent 66 million years ago, outweighing soot and sulfur aerosols by blocking sunlight long enough to collapse global food chains.
T. Rex Sold for $50M at Auction — and Paleontologists Fear a Fossil Rush
A T. rex skeleton shattered auction records at $50.1 million in July 2025, prompting paleontologists to warn the price signals will accelerate commercial fossil hunting and permanently destroy scientific context that no amount of money can recover.
167-Million-Year-Old Snake Fossil Rewrites When Legs Were Lost
The discovery of Breugnathair elgolensis, dated to roughly 167 million years ago, is forcing paleontologists to push back the origin of the snake body plan into the Jurassic Period — and paired with other rare finds, it's reigniting debate over why limblessness evolved at all.
Wildfire Prevention Open Space: How $2M Protects San Mateo Neighborhoods
Midpen is committing nearly $2 million to manage 167 acres of open space in San Mateo County's wildland-urban interface, using proven fuel break ecology to slow fire spread while simultaneously protecting wildlife corridors.
Dinosaur Bones Sold at Auction Hit $50M — Locking Scientists Out Forever
A 67-million-year-old T. rex named 'Gus' sold for a record $50.1 million — a price no museum can match. As tech-sector buyers drive fossil auction prices to historic highs, paleontologists warn that privately held specimens are lost to science, often irreversibly.Load More
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