The idea of being bitten by a nearly toothless modern frog or salamander sounds laughable, but their ancient ancestors had a full array of teeth, large fangs and thousands of tiny hook-like structures called denticles on the roofs of their mouths that would snare prey, according to paleontologists.
Daily Archives: September 15, 2017
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A Florida photographer on an early-morning bike ride the day after Hurricane Irma ravaged the coast stumbled upon an exciting find: a dugout canoe that may be hundreds of years old, according to officials. “As soon as I saw it, I knew exactly what it was,” Randy Lathrop, a self-proclaimed […]
They want to be able to suspend the Schengen rules in “exceptional circumstances” to allow the reintroduction of full checks on travellers crossing borders in mainland Europe. The demand, from the governments of two of the founding member nations of the European Union, is seen as an indication of growing […]
This story originally appeared on CityLab and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The West is burning, and there’s no relief in sight. More than 80 large wildfires are raging in an area covering more than 1.4 million acres, primarily in California, Montana, and Oregon, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Taken […]
After installing iOS 11 on an iPad, you’re undoubtedly going to notice things are way different. For starters, there’s a bona fide app dock now. Also, multitasking has been completely redone. Here are a few tips and tricks for navigating your upgraded iPad. Now Playing: Watch this: iOS 11 transforms […]
It’s Shanon Cook’s last show, so we take a trip down memory lane with our favorite music from the 90s. The 404 Show # 1713 Your browser does not support the audio element. Download today’s podcast Subscribe to our wonderful program: iTunes (MP3) | RSS (MP3) Follow everyone on Twitter! […]
The Cassini team says goodbyeNASA/Joel Kowsky By Mika McKinnon The Cassini spacecraft’s mission ended in seconds when its signal was lost after entering Saturn’s atmosphere in the early hours of 15 September. But saying goodbye has been a week-long process at Mission Control in Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena, California. […]