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Thanks to Micah for suggesting this week's topic, the trilobite! Further reading: The Largest Trilobites Stunning 3D images show anatomy of 500 million-year-old Cambrian trilobites entombed in volcanic ash Strange Symmetries #06: Trilobite Tridents Trilobite Ventral Structures A typical trilobite: Isotelus rex, the largest trilobite ever found [photo from the first link above]: Walliserops showing off its trident [picture by TheFossilTrade - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=133758014]: Another Walliserops individual with four prongs on its trident [photo by Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. This week we're going to learn about an ancient animal that was incredibly successful for millions of years, until it wasn't. It's a topic suggested by Micah: the trilobite. Trilobites first appear in the fossil record in the Cambrian, about 520 million years ago. They evolved separately from other arthropods so early and left no living descendants, that they're not actually very closely related to any animals alive today. They were arthropods, though, so they're distantly related to all other arthropods, including insects, spiders, and crustaceans. The word trilobite means “three lobes,” which describes its basic appearance. It had a head shield, often with elaborate spikes depending on the species, and a little tail shield. In between, its body was segmented like a pillbug's or an armadillo's, so that it could flex without cracking its exoskeleton. Its body was also divided into three lobes running from head to tail. Its head and tail were usually rounded so that the entire animal was roughly shaped like an oval, with the head part of the oval larger than the tail part. It had legs underneath that it used to crawl around on the sea floor, burrow into sand and mud, and swim. Some species could even roll up into a ball to protect its legs and softer underside, just like a pillbug. Because trilobites existed for at least 270 million years, there were a lot of species. Scientists have identified about 22,000 different species so far, and there were undoubtedly thousands more that we don't know about yet. Most are about the size of a big stag beetle although some were tinier. The largest trilobite found so far lived in what is now North America, and it grew over two feet long, or more than 70 centimeters, and was 15 inches wide, or 40 cm. It's named Isotelus rex. I. rex had 26 pairs of legs, possibly more, and prominent eyes on the head shield. Scientists think it lived in warm, shallow ocean water like most other trilobites did, where it burrowed in the bottom and ate small animals like worms. There were probably other species of trilobite that were even bigger, we just haven't found specimens yet that are more than fragments. Because trilobites molted their exoskeletons the way modern crustaceans and other animals still do, we have a whole lot of fossilized exoskeletons. Fossilized legs, antennae, and other body parts are much rarer, and preserved soft body parts are the rarest of all. We know that some trilobite species had gills on the legs, some had hairlike structures on the legs, and many had compound eyes. A specimen with preserved eggs inside was also found recently. Some incredibly detailed trilobite fossils have been found in Morocco, including details like the mouth and digestive tract. The detail comes from volcanic ash that fell into shallow coastal water around half a billion years ago. The water cooled the ash enough that when it fell onto the trilobites living in the water, it didn't burn them. It did suffocate them, though, since so much ash fell that the ocean was more ash than water. The ash was soft and as fine as powder, and it covered the trilobites and protected their bodies from potential damage, while also preserving the body details as they fos...

Fossilized dinosaur poop is know as coprolite and it holds information about the dinosaurs that we can not find out from their bones. Telling about their diets, habitats and lifestyles. Ichnology, the study of coprolite has added many fascinating insights into an time  before man.e

Real Life Ben Ben's been quietly communing with the universe—and possibly with time travelers—through a book of accidental poetry called Adieu, Plane Snake. These are poems born from Wordle guesses, wrangled into a strangely beautiful collection. The result feels like overhearing wisdom whispered from another dimension... or from your roommate's weird dreams. Ben recommends reading it with an open mind and maybe a cup of tea. Or a flux capacitor. Devon Devon had to Dad some emails this week—calmly but firmly correcting errors from people who apparently do not know how email works. He also saw Elio, Pixar's newest mid-tier offering. While it didn't break any new ground for him, the cloning subplot raised a few existential eyebrows, and might be intense for younger kids. It's fine. Just... Pixar-fine. Steven Steven survived another summer birthday party. For those keeping score at home, that's a fairy-themed, girls-only pizza party in the park, followed by public swim chaos. Summer birthdays always mean competing with vacation season, but the magic of fairy dust and chlorine carried the day. He also dove into The Alters on Gamepass—a sci-fi survival game where the only way to make it through is to clone alternate versions of yourself. Each “Alter” has its own personality and baggage, forcing the player to confront wildly different versions of who they could've been. Existential dread with excellent lighting and resource management. Future or Now Ben There's never enough Becky Chambers. Ben wrapped up The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, the final book in the Wayfarers series. It's tender, slow, and full of aliens being thoughtful toward each other. No war, no chosen one. Just beings trying to communicate and grow. Want to nerd out even more? Check out the Wayfarers wiki's list of species and marvel at Chambers' world-building, where no one species gets to be “the default.” Steven Meanwhile, Steven's still trippin'—on science. A new study published in June strengthens the case that humans were in North America at least 23,000 years ago. How? Fossilized footprints in ancient lakebeds at White Sands, New Mexico. Radiocarbon-dated mud backs up earlier studies, making this the third independent line of evidence. It's a big deal—and a good reminder that science is often slow, muddy, and surprising. Devon This week, Devon is Future-or-Now neutral. Book Club We're taking next week off—so catch up on chapters if you're behind, or just sit outside and let your brain breathe. It deserves it. This week we read Chapters 7 (“The Wild”) and 8 (“The Summer Bear”) of A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. (Audible listeners, that's Chapters 9 and 10.) We're deep in tea monk territory now. Dex continues their journey into the unknown and meets challenges that aren't dragons or monsters, but doubts and unspoken expectations. It's a gentle reminder that even in utopia, people still struggle with meaning and self-worth. It's deeply human—even when the characters aren't. See You on Patreon If you're already supporting us there—thank you. We've got bonus episodes, Discord chats, and weird side quests waiting. This week we're sharing a sneak peek at our next theme episode and some alternate podcast titles we almost used. If you're not on board yet, come say hi. It's like a summer birthday party, but with less sunburn and more sci-fi.

This week on Blurry Hysteria, we dive deep—literally—into prehistoric weirdness and modern airport madness.First up, scientists exploring Kentucky's Mammoth Cave have uncovered two brand new species of ancient sharks, proving that even in a cave, life finds a way to terrify you. Fossilized jaws, razor teeth, and the lingering dread that somewhere down there might be one still chewing. Take a bite out of ancient history with us—just mind your fingers.Then we taxi straight onto the chaos of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, where a food delivery driver was caught joyriding across the tarmac like it was DoorDash: Fast & Furious Edition. Why follow signs when you can follow your gut right onto the runway?From subterranean sea beasts to security breaches with snacks, this episode has it all: fossils, fries, and a side of “how is this real?”Links & Resources

Fluent Fiction - Serbian: A Fossilized Friendship: When Paths Cross at the Museum Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-06-21-22-34-02-sr Story Transcript:Sr: У светлом музеју природе, посетиоци су ужурбано струјали кроз излагачке сале.En: In the bright museum of nature, visitors hurriedly flowed through the exhibition halls.Sr: Међу њима био је Милош, младић тихе природе, али са страшћу према палеонтологији.En: Among them was Miloš, a young man of a quiet nature, but with a passion for paleontology.Sr: Одлучио је да присуствује специјалној изложби, иако му није било лако да се уклопи у велика друштвена окупљања.En: He decided to attend a special exhibition, even though it wasn't easy for him to fit into large social gatherings.Sr: Широке изложбене сале су оживеле током лета, када је сунчева светлост пробијала кроз огромне прозоре и бацала сенке над древним фосилима.En: The wide exhibition halls came alive during the summer when sunlight streamed through the huge windows and cast shadows over ancient fossils.Sr: Миомирис полирано дрвета додавао је елеганцију простору.En: The scent of polished wood added elegance to the space.Sr: Јелена, весела новинарка пуна живота, шетала је салом док је тражила инспирацију за свој часопис о путовањима.En: Jelena, a lively journalist full of life, wandered the hall while seeking inspiration for her travel magazine.Sr: Тог дана одлучила је да напусти радне мисли и ужива у изложби.En: That day, she decided to leave work thoughts behind and enjoy the exhibition.Sr: Док су обоје стајали испред огромног диносаурусовог костура, судбина их је спојила.En: As they both stood in front of the huge dinosaur skeleton, fate brought them together.Sr: Милош је, потпуно урањен у читање постављених информација, нехотице закорачио у Јеленину путању.En: Miloš, completely immersed in reading the displayed information, inadvertently stepped into Jelena's path.Sr: Извињењем и стидљивим осмехом, он је започео разговор.En: With an apology and a shy smile, he began a conversation.Sr: „Запањујуће, зар не?En: "Amazing, isn't it?"Sr: “ - рече Јелена осмехујући се, што је охрабрило Милоша да настави разговор.En: said Jelena, smiling, which encouraged Miloš to continue the conversation.Sr: Узбуђено су разменили размишљања о фосилима и чудима природе.En: They excitedly exchanged thoughts about fossils and the wonders of nature.Sr: За Милоша, разговор је био корак ка превазилажењу сопствене стидљивости.En: For Miloš, the conversation was a step towards overcoming his own shyness.Sr: Са сваким новим изговореним речима, осетио је растућу самоувереност.En: With each new word spoken, he felt growing confidence.Sr: Јелена је, пак, схватила колико је важно понекад успорити и уживати у тренуцима који нису везани за посао.En: Jelena, on the other hand, realized the importance of sometimes slowing down and enjoying moments not tied to work.Sr: Након разговора, који се настављао и после што су се удаљили од експоната, разменили су контакте.En: After the conversation, which continued even after they moved away from the exhibits, they exchanged contacts.Sr: Договорили су се да се поново састану у кафићу близу музеја.En: They agreed to meet again at a café near the museum.Sr: Док су излазили из музеја, обоје су осетили лакоћу и оптимизам.En: As they exited the museum, they both felt a sense of lightness and optimism.Sr: Милош је открио да је способан за склапање нових пријатељстава, док је Јелена открила вредност успоравања како би ценити личне успомене.En: Miloš discovered that he was capable of forming new friendships, while Jelena realized the value of slowing down to appreciate personal memories.Sr: Њих истраживање нових светова, макар то били и они у музеју, повезало је на ненадан начин.En: Their exploration of new worlds, even those within the museum, connected them in an unexpected way.Sr: Тај летњи дан у музеју постао је почетак нове приче у њиховим животима.En: That summer day in the museum became the beginning of a new story in their lives.Sr: Њихов сусрет оставио је трајни утисак, доносећи и Милошу и Јелени ново поглавље пуно обећања.En: Their encounter left a lasting impression, bringing both Miloš and Jelena a new chapter full of promise. Vocabulary Words:exhibition: изложбаpaleontology: палеонтологијаskeletal: костурovercoming: превазилажењеsunlight: сунчева светлостfossil: фосилelegance: елеганцијаgathering: окупљањеconfidence: самоувереностconversation: разговорlightness: лакоћаinadvertently: нехотицеapology: извињењеoptimism: оптимизамinspiration: инспирацијаmemories: успоменеimmersion: урањањеexhibit: експонатstreamed: пробијалаpolished: полиранpresence: присуствоencounter: сусретuncommon: ненаданjournalist: новинаркаconfidence: самоувереностdiscovered: откриоexploration: истраживањеquiet: тихаrealized: схватилаexchanged: разменили

We talk with our friend and author of the Dirt That Feeds You - Krocky Meshkin. What are some of the ideas that are revealed when we look into fossilized human foot prints? Humans in Ancient America before the land bridge? Walking with Dinosaurs? Maybe just a funny walk? Join us on an adventure (as we go off topic too many times) Follow Krocky's Youtube -  https://www.youtube.com/grandcanyontv Follow his Insta -  https://www.instagram.com/krockymeshkin/ We stream live video every sunday at 4 pm pacific only at www.SchrabHomeVideo.com visit RealLifeSciFi.show Support us and get more content at Patreon.com/reallifescifi we exist because of you. hit us up at WadeandWilly@gmail.com Thank you for listening Thank you for having friends with different beliefs than you.

Fossilized forests and warm-climate animal remains in the Arctic suggest the region was once much warmer. This aligns with biblical history rather than evolutionary timescales. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

It was just another day at the Bonkerballs Bugle when Investigative Reporter Mindy and Editor in Chief Guy Raz got the inside scoop on a story that could unravel a mystery 261 million years in the making. Join Mindy, Guy Raz and Intern Dennis as they head down to the National Archive of Bromalites and Coprolites to uncover exactly how the dinosaurs got so big. It's the who, when, where, why, how and WOW of Dino Poop!For more WOWs online, visit https://bit.ly/3DWotmC. Grownups, help support our podcast and our mission to create content and experiences that connect laughter to learning, curiosity to innovation and kids to the WOWs in their world!Join the World Organization of Wowzers today and receive quarterly mailings and birthday cards, access to 1000+ digital activities, first dibs at live show tickets, plus a welcome kit with t-shirt and an autograph from Mindy & Guy Raz! Visit https://bit.ly/40xiRrH to sign your Wowzer up for a membership to the World Organization of Wowzers today!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fossilized termite nests identical to modern ones were found in dinosaur-era wood. This contradicts evolutionary claims of gradual development, supporting the biblical assertion that creatures reproduce after their kind. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

Manuel Martinez Garcia, Ph.D., a professor of microbiology in the Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology Department at the University of Alicante in Spain, paints a picture of what microbial life looked like thousands of years ago by analyzing microbial genomic signatures within ice cores collected from the Antarctic ice shelves in the 1990s.  Links for the Episode  New avenues for potentially seeking microbial responses to climate change beneath Antarctic ice shelves – mSphere paper.  Viruses under the Antarctic Ice Shelf are active and potentially involved in global nutrient cycles – Nature communications article.  Manuel Martinez Garcia's Lab website.  How stable is the West Antarctic Ice Shelf? – Press Release from Alfred Wegener Institute. Take the MTM listener survey! Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/CHCMO74_gIY Ashley's Biggest Takeaways There is a unique habitat beneath Antarctic ice shelves, where microbes live without light and rely on unusual energy sources.  Ice cores from these Antarctic ice shelves can preserve fossilized genomic records of microbial life from long ago.  Comparing past and present samples can help us understand how microbial life is responding to environmental stressors, like temperature changes and acidification, over time. It can also provide key insights to changes in biodiversity. Featured Quotes:  Motivation for the Research Ice shelves are like massive floating ice that are in Antarctica, mainly. They can be as big as, for example, France, the country. So, they are super big—they are enormous. And they can be as thick as, let's say, 1000 meters. So, this is a massive [piece of] ice that we have in our planet.   And beneath that massive ice, we can have a very peculiar and a special habitat in which microbes live without light. They have to manage, to thrive and reproduce, without using a standard energy like we have on the surface of the sea or in the forest, where we have light that is driving and providing the energy for the ecosystem. But in this case, these ecosystems are totally different.  [The ice shelves] are deep and interconnected. Basically, there are different oceanic currents, for example, there is one Circumpolar Current that surrounds Antarctica, and there are also other currents that basically go from the bottom to the surface, moving, you know, all the water masses.  The interesting part of this story is that every single second in our lives, this sea that is beneath the platform, the ice shelf, is frozen over and over, and then we have different layers of antiquity that preserve the microbes that are living in the ocean. So, for example, let's say, 1000 years ago, the sea water was frozen, and then we can find a layer beneath the Antarctica ice shelf, where these microbes are preserved and frozen. Basically, it's like a record—a library of microbes, fossil records of microbes—from the past ocean, from 1000 years ago until present, more or less.  And then we can go to these records, to these layers of frozen sea water, and pick these samples to somehow recover the genetic material of the microbes that were preserved and frozen 1000 years ago or 500 years ago, in the way that we can somehow reconstruct or build the genetic story of the microbes from the past, for example, pre-industrial revolution to present.  We need to think that microbes sustain the rest of the food web. So, they sustain of the rest of life in the ocean. They provide carbon for the rest of organisms, the fishes, whales [and other] big animals that we have in our oceans. And if the microbes are responding in a way that is not satisfactory, or in the way that we think can maintain the food web, this is kind of scary. And this is what we are trying to do: we are trying to go back to the past and see how the microbes are changing [genetically].  Sample Collection We didn't collect the samples. [They were collected] back in the 90s, so, 40 years ago, by a German group led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, which is probably one of the most famous polar institutes in the world. They, basically, led an expedition, I think it was in 92, and they decided to go to this ice shelf in Antarctica, in the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf to collect these ice cores.   And then the surprise was when they were progressing in the drilling, they realized that on the top part of the ice core was fresh water, meteoric snow that was compacted forming the ice. But they realized that below that part, there was a sea water that was frozen. And then they thought that these samples were very interesting, because they somehow store material from the past, and they shipped these samples to Alfred Werner Institute in Bremerhaven in Germany.   And half of the samples were stored for 40 years until I decided to contact the Institute and to propose this research. And I basically contacted the director of the Institute, and also the group of Frank Wilhelm, to propose the idea. And basically, I said, ‘Hey, I think what you have in your research is a valuable material that that can provide interesting answers for climate change and microbiology.' And they say, ‘Well, that's interesting. And we never thought about that.' And then we started a collaboration to dig into these questions.  Shipping the Ice Cores We had a meeting after one of the first pandemic lockdowns, when they allow [me] to travel. I went to Bremerhaven to have a personal meeting with the team. And we decided to ship some samples to Spain.   They arrived frozen and very well packaged and preserved in an isolated container. But it was really surprising to see that that they were delivered in the same compartment with a dry ham. That was a that was a funny story!  Sample Preparation When we received the samples, the first thing was to basically decontaminate the surface of the [ice]. Because when you unpackage, you have an ice core, pieces like a half meter. And then, we have to think that this ice core has been manipulated by different groups, different people. And you have to decontaminate the surface of the ice core in order to just have the center of the ice core for the for the investigation.  And basically, we adapted a protocol in order to make sure that we didn't have cross contamination from the rest of the from the surface.  So, what we did was we melted the center of the core—well, in fact, different parts of the core with different ages, from 1000 years old to 200 years old—and we melted in a very dedicated laminar flow hood that we have in a clean room. And then, we extracted the DNA from that piece. And in our case, the amount of DNA was so little that we had to amplify with some molecular techniques in order to have [enough] copies of this genetic material to do sequencing.  Sample Analysis I will say that we are in the middle of the project. We had, like, 2 years ongoing for the project.  The most surprising was 2 things. One, in the sea water, beneath the Antarctic, we discovered a very autoctonos (indigenous) viral community that was quite different from the rest of the world, I will say, from the rest of the ocean. So, I think this viral community is quite adapted to infect the microbes that are living in this peculiar environment beneath the Antarctica ice shelf.  And these viruses were carrying some genes that we think are very important for microbes. We call these genes auxiliary metabolic genes. And these genes are very important because somehow the viruses provide these pieces of information, of DNA material, to microbes that are driving important ecological roles, like, for example, carbon fixation.  It's very important, because carbon fixation is probably the primary step in all ecosystems—to provide food for the rest of the organisms. And if this is altering, or we are altering it with different factors—like temperature increase, like melting of the ice—its going to change these patterns and the rate of carbon fixation. This is going to produce a deep impact for the rest of organisms.  We are still investigating, but we think that it's interesting to think that microbes that live in our ocean now are responding to stressing factors like increasing temperature and also acidification by different ways. In fact, it is unclear—it is a very hot topic and a very hot question—because we don't know for sure what the fate of these microbes in our oceans is going to be. For example, people think that we are going to lose biodiversity. There are some hypotheses that say that heterotrophy is going to be more predominant in the sea water. But it's unclear, because we don't really have fossil records that can compare the past to the present, and this is what we can provide, or at least potentially provide. We can say, ‘Hey, we can go before the industrial revolution, before the CO2 increase, and try to compare series of different samples until the present in order to see if, for example, heterotrophy, or microbes that are heterotrophs, are more predominant in modern samples compared to unseen samples.   

Granular Spectrum presenta con orgullo “Fossilized”, el nuevo álbum de Darkduction. Compuesto por diez tracks, esta obra encapsula un viaje emocional y energético, donde cada pieza es una exploración sonora única. Concebido como una experiencia inmersiva, el álbum se destaca no solo por su música, sino también por su presentación cuidadosamente elaborada, que incluye arte exclusivo que evoca texturas orgánicas y minerales, reflejando la esencia de su sonido. ARTISTS Links: DARKDUCTION: SC: @darkduction IG: www.instagram.com/darkduction/ GRANULAR SPECTRUM: SC: @granularspectrum IG: www.instagram.com/granularspectrum/ MEDELLINSTYLE: SC: @medellinstyledj FB: www.facebook.com/culturaelectronica IG: www.instagram.com/medellinstyle/?hl=es-la

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Fossilized track marks indicate earliest known use of handcarts (details)(details) DNA tracing confirms complex genetic backgrounds of the Huns (details)(details) Super heating and cooling from Vesuvius eruption caused glass brain (details)(details) Research summary: Göbekli Tepe was a domestic site (details)

Today's episode brings us the converting of aircraft wind (from jet engines) into energy, the fossilized bee that is puzzling scientists, and on This Day in History; the invention of Nylon. US airport installs world's first pods that turn jet blast into power | Interesting Engineering Incredible 14.6-Million-Year-Old Fossil Bee Discovered In New Zealand | IFLScience Scientists Just Unearthed a 14.6-Million-Year-Old "Bee Fossil"—Its Origins Don't Make Sense | Daily Galaxy A bee from the middle Miocene Hindon Maar of southern New Zealand (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) - Scientific Publications of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris Nylon and the Double Helix Wallace Hume Carrothers Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new MP3 sermon from Bible Believers Fellowship is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 145 Written In Fossilized Squid Ink (Evidence For God) Our Daily Greg Subtitle: Evidence For God Speaker: Gregory A. Miller Broadcaster: Bible Believers Fellowship Event: Devotional Date: 2/21/2025 Bible: Genesis 7:23 Length: 4 min.

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Send us a textIn this episode of Wildly Curious, hosts Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole dive into a truly mind-boggling discovery—literally! Learn about the astonishing find of a fossilized dinosaur brain, uncovered in a tide pool in southern England. Preserved by bog-like conditions over 133 million years, this rare fossil reveals intricate details of a plant-eating dinosaur's brain, including its cortex, capillaries, and even the folds and wrinkles. Katy and Laura explore how the unique chemistry of bogs led to this extraordinary preservation and what it tells us about dinosaur intelligence and evolution.Perfect for paleontology fans, science enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the marvels of fossilization and prehistoric life!Want to see behind the scenes and unedited footage?!

2024 was another amazing year in human origins research. In this episode, three Leakey Foundation grantees (and one podcast host) share their picks for the most exciting discoveries of the year. Support this show and the science we talk about. Your tax-deductible gift to The Leakey Foundation will be quadruple-matched through midnight on December 31! Click here to donate.  Want more science between podcast episodes? Join our monthly newsletter for human origins news and updates from Origin Stories and The Leakey Foundation. Links to learn more All research articles are open-access and free to read On the genetic basis of tail-loss evolution in humans and apes Why don't humans have tails? Scientists find answers in an unlikely place Long genetic and social isolation in Neanderthals before their extinction Meet Thorin: A cave-dwelling population of Neanderthals isolated for 50,000 years Recurrent evolution and selection shape structural diversity at the amylase locus How early humans evolved to eat starch Footprint evidence for locomotor diversity and shared habitats among early Pleistocene hominins Fossilized footprints reveal two extinct hominin species living side by side 1.5 million years ago  

1030. This week, we look at why "hang" has two past-tense forms: "hanged" and "hung." (And why I keep messing them up!) Then we expand on why "pair" can be singular or plural. And finally we look at why we hear some words only in set phrases such as "bated breath," "throes of agony," and "to and fro."The "archaic language" segment was written by Karen Lunde, a former Quick and Dirty Tips editor who has crafted hundreds of articles on the art of writing well. She was an online education pioneer, founding one of the first online writing workshops. These days, she provides writing tips and writing coach services at HelpMeWriteBetter.com.

To gaze upon a full T. rex skeleton is to be transported back in time. Dinosaur fossils are key to understanding what these prehistoric creatures looked like, how they moved, and where they lived.But there's one type of dinosaur fossil that's sometimes overlooked: poop. Its scientific name is coprolite. These fossilized feces are rarer than their boney counterparts, but they're key to better understanding dino diets and ecosystems.This all raises an important question: How scientists know if something is fossilized dino poop or just a rock?At Science Friday Live in Boulder, Ira talks with Dr. Karen Chin, paleontologist and professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder to answer that question and much more.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Using radiation to curb rhino Poaching, Weird Wednesday has fossilized feces, a tent naming contest, and a unique animal far from home. Plus, on This Day in History, the first large scale cultivated strawberry is introduced. South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching As Mentioned in the Rhino Story Above: The Private Rhino Owners Association An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop | AP News Watch: Pennsylvania market asks public to name its new tent - UPI.com Broad Street Market Tent Naming Contest — Broad Street Market Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state | AP News TDIH: A Brief History of the Strawberry (thespruceeats.com) TDIH: Michael Keens - The Daily Gardener A Brief History of Trans-Atlantic Balloon Crossings | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports on a strange museum in Arizona that displays collections of ancient feces. ((note nature of story))

The guys discuss why Father's Day shopping is never complete without a trip to an avian establishment, when it's absolutely imperative to sleep in gloves on a commercial flight, and how terrible aim lead to the creation of an infamous  list of records. 

Why did researchers find a fossil tyrannosaur with its final meal of some drumsticks in its stomach?

A new MP3 sermon from Answers in Genesis Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Fossilized Drumsticks? Subtitle: Answers with Ken Ham Speaker: Ken Ham Broadcaster: Answers in Genesis Ministries Event: Radio Broadcast Date: 6/18/2024 Length: 1 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Answers in Genesis Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Fossilized Drumsticks? Subtitle: Answers with Ken Ham Speaker: Ken Ham Broadcaster: Answers in Genesis Ministries Event: Radio Broadcast Date: 6/18/2024 Length: 1 min.

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This week we need to thanks a bunch of listeners for their suggestions: Bowie, Eilee, Pranav, and Yuzu! Further reading: Elaborate Komodo dragon armor defends against other dragons Giant killer lizard fossil shines new light on early Australians A New Origin for Dragon Folklore? The Wyvern of Wonderland The Komodo dragon: The beautiful tree goanna: The perentie: Fossilized scale tree bark looks like reptile scales: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. This week we're going to revisit a popular topic we talked about back in episode 53. That episode was about dragons, including the Komodo dragon. Since then, Bowie has requested to learn more about the Komodo dragon and Eilee and Pranav both suggested an updated dragon episode. We also have a related suggestion from Yuzu, who wants to learn more about goannas in general. We'll start with the Komodo dragon, which gets its name because it's a huge and terrifying monitor lizard. It can grow over 10 feet long, or 3 meters, which means it's the biggest lizard alive today. It has serrated teeth that can be an inch long, or 2.5 cm, and its skin is covered with bony osteoderms that make it spiky and act as armor. Since the Komodo dragon is the apex predator in its habitat, it only needs armor to protect it from other Komodo dragons. Fortunately for people who like to hike and have picnics in nature, the Komodo dragon only lives on four small islands in Indonesia in southeast Asia, including the island of Komodo. Young Komodo dragons have no armor and spend most of the time in trees, where they eat insects and other small animals. As the dragon gets older and heavier, it spends more and more time on the ground. Its armor develops at that point and is especially strong on the head. The only patches on the head that don't have osteoderms are around the eyes and nostrils, the edges of the mouth, and over the pineal eye. That's an organ on the top of the head that can sense light. Yes, it's technically a third eye! The Komodo dragon is an ambush predator. When an animal happens by, the dragon jumps at it and gives it a big bite from its serrated teeth. Not only are its teeth huge and dangerous, its saliva contains venom. It's very good at killing even a large animal like a wild pig quickly, but if the animal gets away it often dies from venom, infection, and blood loss. Like a lot of reptiles, the Komodo dragon can swallow food that's a lot bigger than its mouth. The bones of its jaws are what's called loosely articulated, meaning the joints can flex to allow the dragon to swallow a goat whole, for instance. Its stomach can also expand to hold a really big meal all at once. After a dragon has swallowed as much as it can hold, it lies around in the sun to digest its food. After its food is digested, which can take days, it horks up a big wad of whatever it can't digest. This includes hair or feathers, horns, hooves, teeth, and so on, all glued together with mucus. A Komodo dragon eats anything it can catch, and the bigger the dragon is, the bigger the animals it can catch. One thing Komodo dragons are just fine with eating are other Komodo dragons. As we mentioned a few minutes ago, the Komodo dragon is a type of monitor lizard, and there are lots of monitor lizards that live throughout much of the warmest parts of the earth, including Australia. Yuzu suggested we talk about the goanna, which is the term for monitor lizards in the genus Varanus, although it's also a term sometimes used for all monitor lizards. Goannas are more closely related to snakes than to other types of lizard. Like the Komodo dragon, the goanna will eat pretty much any animal it can catch, and will also scavenge already dead animals. Smaller goannas mostly eat insects, especially the tiny goanna often called the short-tailed pygmy monitor or just the pygmy monitor.

Stupid News Extra 6-5-2024 …World's Largest Collection of Fossilized Poop

We start early with the odd stories of stealing beer to pay drug debts and Mr. Monopoly getting arrested. We go over the list of what an ER nurse won't ever let her kids do, and reminisce about our wild childhoods. We plan a trip to the Poozeum, Anthony Shakespeares the Hits (TV Theme Songs), and we create a REAL version of American Gladiators. We remind you how to steal a tank, hear about diaper guy, and issue a retraction that's well deserved on a story from last week.   Support the show and follow us here Twitter, Insta, Apple, Amazon, Spotify and the Edge!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"In the Moment” previews an upcoming mummified mammoth presentation at the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs. We look at that discovery and at 50 years of science at the site.

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Have you ever closely inspected the landscape when you're touring the National Park System, particularly in the West? You never know what you might find. Back in 2010 a 7-year-old attending a Junior Ranger program at  Badlands National Park spied a partially exposed fossil that turned out to be the skull of a 32-million-year-old saber-toothed cat. If you've ever visited Petrified Forest National Park you've no doubt marveled over the colorful fossilized tree trunks. There are also fossilized trees on the northern range of Yellowstone National Park, but nowhere near as colorful. For this week's episode we've invited Vince Santucci, the National Park Service's senior paleontologist, to discuss the many fossil resources that exist across the National Park System, from coast to coast and north to south.

Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a philosophical journey, starting with a tribute to the late Daniel Dennett, whose work on consciousness and thought experiments left a profound impact on Andrew. The conversation then shifts to AI, with Facebook’s new Llama 3 model stirring the pot in the open-source community, and […]

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique :: "Gold" by Spandau Ballet Lyrics :: One bacon maple bar One banana Cronut to go Two cream puffs with custard and jam This is my lunch hour Why not try fried sugar and dough Rather have a sweet than sour Oh, but I want them fresh and I want them warm Nothing left over from last week Not one you marked as antique Oh... Your doughs, sir, are cold Your doughnuts are petrified Fossilized fritters like rocks All indestructable I put one down my pants, and it's cold Ancient artifacts, not dessert Always believe in Doughnuts indestructable Your doughnuts are cold as ice Now I am tasting one I am stunned by the lack of flavor Someone used Superglue for icing My face is stuck to glass You glued my lips to the donut counter I need them hot, I need them fresh How can you fail with so much hot burning oil I should throw it all in your face But, I am too busy playing bass Oh, Christ, these damn doughnuts are cold Your crumb doughnuts are much too mild They were baked and stockpiled When Cher was still a child I want them fresh, I want them not cold If your doughnuts can't be warm Order online or walk right up to the stand No one cares what you do How 'bout if I kick your fucking ass? How 'bout I beat you with a rake? Oh, Christ, these doughs are cold These doughnuts remind me of death Relics of Wartime, all indesstructable I want them fresh, I want them not cold These doughs were cooked on Titanic Long before the panic These doughs are cold as ice I'm gonna kick your ass These doughs are cold

Matt and Nick talk about climate change impacting the US maple syrup industry (Maple syrup season came weeks early in the Midwest. Producers are doing their best to adapt),Colorado River water rights (Colorado River drought climate change),Record high ocean temperatures in February (Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say),The Biden administration delaying climate regulations (Biden backtracks on climate plans and ‘walks tightrope' to court both young voters and moderates),A fossilized forest found in the UK (World's earliest fossilised forest discovered in Minehead, Somerset),And rehabilitated manatees brought home to Florida (Orphaned Manatees Return to the Wild After 3 Years of Rehab)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today's episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.

 On this first Ever Wonder? episode of the year, we would like to introduce you to California Science Center's Curator of Life Science and Paleobiologist Lucy Chang. In today's episode, Lucy takes us on an exploration into the fascinating world of paleobiology, explaining to use how the fossilized remnants of ancient life hold the keys to understanding the vibrant ecosystems today. Do you ever wonder how the fossilized past uncovers the dynamic present of Ecosystems? Join us as we unravel the mysteries of Earth's dynamic ecosystems, past and present, with Lucy! Have a question you've been wondering about? Email the Ever Wonder? team to tell us what you'd like to hear in future episodes.Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Google Podcast. To see a full list of episodes, visit our show's webpage.Support the show

Matt Stimson the assistant curator of geology and paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum. Olivia King is a research associate at the museum.

Ron, Jason, Huyen, and Mishaal are joined by Florence Ion to discuss what Samsung is doing right, what Google is doing wrong, and what Onn has that Logitech doesn't.Featured in this episode:NEWSGoogle Pixel devices lose Assistant microphone shortcutGoogle accidentally reveals Assistant with Bard demo videoGoogle may rename Assistant with Bard to GeminiFlo LOVES Circle to SearchPixel Feature Drop for January 2024Samsung, Google preparing Wear OS 5 based on Android 14Wear OS preps for Material You, hints at grid app launcherAndroid allows eSIM transfer between phonesPatron News Story Pick: Critical storage permission bug in Pixel phonesGoogle halts January 2024 GPSU rollout due to device issuesHARDWAREFossil exits smartwatchesGalaxy S24 may detect car crashesHonor's Magic V2 foldable launches in Europe and UKRon looks at the Logitech K480 Keyboard paired with Pixel TabletAPPSChromecast with Google TV to receive incoming call notificationsGoogle Assistant revamped on Android Auto with AIUpgrade to Passkeys on Pixel phones with Google Password ManagerCOMMUNITYChad suggests gestures for AR computing instead of virtual keyboardsMike shares how alcohol saved his water-damaged phone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new prehistoric species of cat has been discovered in Spain, and researchers say it hunted with a powerful bite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Walking into Karen Chin's office at the University of Colorado, Boulder, one of the first things you might notice is that petrified poops are everywhere. They're in shallow boxes covering every surface and filling up shelves, cabinets and drawers. She's a leading expert in the fossils, known as coprolites. They delight her because of all they reveal about the ancient eating habits and food webs of dinosaurs — rare insights for the paleontology world. This episode, she talks with Short Wave co-host Aaron Scott about the lessons scientists can learn from ancient poopetrators.Interested in learning more ancient or scatological mysteries of science? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we might cover it on a future episode!

As you walk through the white gypsum sands of White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico, your footprints will likely be quickly erased by shifting winds. So it's somewhat of a phenomenon of nature that the oldest footprints ever discovered in North America are not only found here — in perfect form, having withstood time and weather — but show that ancient humans lived here much earlier than previously believed.  A research team from the U-S Geological Survey earlier this month strengthened their findings released in 2021 that dated these footprints to as much as 23,000 years old. That finding erased previous theories that humans first arrived in North America some 11,000 years ago, after the end of the last Ice Age.  This week the Traveler's Lynn Riddick talks with key researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey team about their initial analysis of the footprints as well as their follow-up study that confirmed the age dating…and what it all means to our long-sought understanding of human colonization on this continent.

Our podcast today is with Gary Toranzos a microbiologist from the University of Puerto Rico. Gary's Paleobiology research has uncovered how ancient human poop, known as coprolites, can reveal intriguing insights about ancient diets, migration and trade among ancient people of the Caribbean, South America and Mesoamerica.Gary and his research colleagues from Puerto Rico, Minnesota, and California discovered something unexpected when examining a 1500-year-old coprolite sample from Vieques, Puerto Rico. The samples contained remnants of monkey meat, tomato, cotton and tobacco. These discoveries raised questions about the trade and dietary habits of the Huecoid and Saladoid cultures, who inhabited Puerto Rico before Columbus's arrival. Through the analysis of the microbiology of caprolites researchers aim to reconstruct the migration and diets of these ancient cultures. Listen in to HealthCare UnTold as we explore with Gary about the wealth of knowledge that can be gleaned from ancient coprolites and how this knowledge provides a scientific history of our ancestors' lives on a whole new level.  

Set against the backdrop of rolling hills in western Wyoming, Fossil Butte National Monument, like so many other parks, presents a variety of activities. But one exhibit shares the fascinating story of a type of fossil that you probably haven't thought of: Fossilized poop.  Written by Lauren Eisenberg Davis Hosted by Jason Epperson Sponsored by L.L.Bean    

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It may just save, or at the very least radically improve somebody's life. Thanks for being a part of our community! Let's dive into the show!     "The relationship between the gut (in any way, not just the microbiome) in any of its functionality to the brain really is still, I think, pretty much neglected as it relates to the challenges that we as neurologists face, like Alzheimer's and MS." ~ Dr. Perlmutter Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Stitcher Spotify PodBean TuneIn Radio In This Episode:   05:35 What did Dr. Perlmutter originally learn about the gut in relation to the brain? 07:05 When did Dr. Perlmutter start looking into what was happening in the gut? 08:35 What is modern medicine doing to combat Alzheimer's and dementia? 11:35 What is amyloid (plaque)?  12:10 Why keeping our metabolism intact is so crucial 14:20 What's the first thing we should do when blood sugar goes up? 16:00 Why it's such a stretch for (some) neurologists to make the link to our gut 18:50 What's going on with the gut (to keep our brains happy)? 20:55 What is BDNF? 22:40 The crucial role of gut bacteria in preserving our gut lining  25:40 How many people are suffering from major depressive orders? 30:30 The difference between good and bad gut bacteria 32:00 Why the over-prescription of antibiotics is bad for our gut bacteria 35:20 Why you shouldn't compromise your stomach acid 37:40 Learning to 'go upstream' with your acid reflux 39:10 The difference between good and bad fats 42:30 What is the richest source of DHA in nature? 45:20 The benefits of quercetin 47:40 Why eating a diversity of vegetables is so important 51:00 Fossilized poop and what we can learn from our ancestors 52:50 Extrapolating the Hygiene Hypothesis as it relates to our guts 56:10 What is the 'viome'? 57:40 Are all bacteria and viruses bad for our gut?   58:30 The importance of creating gut resilience 1:01:00 How do we innoculate our gut with good bacteria? 1:02:40 What happens when we deprive newborn babies of healthy bacteria? 1:03:20 What are Dr.Perlmutter's daily habits to support his BDNF levels? 1:08:40 'Be your own advocate' and other last words of inspiration Resources: Paleovalley Organic Supergreens  LMNT (electrolyte drink mix) - Go to drinkLMNT.com/drjockers for a free sample with any purchase Curcumin Gold -  Visit puralityhealth.com and use coupon "DRJ" to access 30% OFF today! 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Happy Dinosaur Week! Every episode this week explores the ancient marvels that walked the Earth millions of years ago. Fossilized bones and footprints help scientists figure out what these prehistoric creatures looked like – but how do we know what they sounded like? We asked paleontologist and science journalist Shaena Montanari to help us find the answer. Got a question that makes you want to roar in frustration? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact and we'll find a dino-mite answer.