"Travel is the best of learning activities," Frommer said. "You should travel in a state of humility, asking more questions than making points."
Previously known only from historical maps, the city was discovered in the modern Brazilian state of Rondônia.
Researchers found Dromaeosauriformipes rarus used feathered arms to achieve lift, suggesting early evolution of flapping flight.
Buried wood typically survives for a few years to decades. The damp conditions of the site's soil prevented oxygen from reaching the wood.
The hoard includes silver pennies minted between 1066 and 1068, likely buried during the turmoil of the Norman Conquest.
"Laser light casting a shadow was previously thought impossible since light usually passes through other light without interacting".
Scientists say this is the first time in history that the appearance of an extinct mammal with no modern analogues has been studied.
The 300-year-old coral, initially mistaken for a shipwreck, offers hope amid global ocean warming.
The fossilized skull of Navaornis is almost perfectly intact, a rarity for such an ancient specimen.
Scientists observed the glowing mollusk for over 20 years before identifying it as a new species.
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