This Arctic whale has the only spiral tooth found in nature. But there’s more to the narwhal than its unique tusk. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/narwhal-unicorn-of-sea-arctic-whale…
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Twenty years of discoveries changing story of human evolution
Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/archaeological-discoveries-changing-story-of-human-evolution…
Fossil tooth sheds light on world’s largest ape
Standing up to three meters tall, Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the face of the Earth. More than twice the size of today’s great ap… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332007/fossil-tooth-sheds-light-on-worlds-largest-ape…
This ancient rhino roamed the Yukon
Fossils suggest that a long-extinct cousin of today’s rhinoceroses tromped through the forests of Northwest Canada roughly 8 to 9 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/extinct-rhino-fossils-alaska-yukon…
The last mammoths died on a remote island
A new study suggests that about 4,000 years ago, a combination of Isolation, extreme weather, and the arrival of humans on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean killed off Earth’s last population of mammoths. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/last-wooly-mammoths-died-on-remote-island…
‘Loose Tooth’ Iceberg Calves Off East Antarctica in Surprising Spot
An iceberg the size of the Isle of Skye has broken free from Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf. Source: https://www.livescience.com/giant-loose-tooth-iceberg-calves-antarctica.html
Woman’s Blood Turns a Shocking Shade of Blue After She Used Tooth-Numbing Gel
Her nails and skin appeared bluish and her blood oxygen level was dangerously low. Source: https://www.livescience.com/woman-turns-blue.html
Ancient hyenas roamed the Arctic
The ice age hyenas may have hunted caribou and horses, or scavenged carcasses of mammoths on a cold treeless tundra, says a study of 2 fossil teeth. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/ancient-hyenas-roame-arctic-tooth-fossils…