Scientists have unearthed the fossilised remains of a piranha-like species that they say is the earliest known example of a flesh-eating fish. This bony creature, found in South Germany, lived about 150 million years ago and had the distinctive sharp … Discuss
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Butternut Squash Carbonara
If you love carbonara, you will love this! It is amazingly creamy and loaded with crispy pancetta and fried sage leaves! So we lost the World Series. We’re absolutely devastated. Even though we kind of knew that the Red Sox was going to win. One can only be so hopeful, right? So don’t mind me....
T. Rex’s puny arms were useful after all
Tyrannosaurus rex and other meat-eating dinosaurs are often mocked for their laughably puny arms, but new research indicates that these fearsome predators could do a lot more with these little limbs than previously realized. By studying the arm movements of two … Discuss
‘Largest living thing,’ an 80000-year-old Utah forest, is dying, scientists warn
An ancient forest in Utah considered to be the largest single living thing in the world is dying, according to scientists. The Pando aspen, a gigantic expanse of 40,000 trees that are are all clones with identical compositions, has long been known as the “trembling … Discuss
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What’s in a cooking repertoire? Is it basics, like how to make rice and a go-to method for roasting chicken? Is it your family’s classics, like a plum cake or the roast a cousin makes on Christmas Eve? Is it a collection of durable, flexible recipes that might be the last you ever need? I’ve...