For paleontologist Ben Kligman, the question was: Is this fragile jawbone a pterosaur or not? Other researchers also had questions about the fossil, unearthed along with thousands of others during a decades-long archaeological dig at a remote bone bed in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Some thought the bone could’ve been a mammal,…
Renowned underwater archaeologist James Delgado appeared on “CBS Mornings” on Friday to discuss his new book, “The Great Museum of the Sea,” and reflect on more than 50 years of searching for historic shipwrecks around the world. Delgado, who has investigated more than 100 shipwrecks globally, gained international attention in 2019 when he discovered the…
The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the U.S. from a bug that could devastate its beef…
An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a “matriarchal society” more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week. Researchers extracted the ancient genomes of more than 130 skeletons from 35 different houses at Çatalhöyük, an ancient city considered one of the most well-preserved Neolithic settlements in…
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks – plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Quebec. But researchers disagree on exactly how old they are. This photo…
A federal judge has blocked President Trump’s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston struck down on Friday a policy change that could have stripped universities of tens of millions of dollars in research funding. The universities argued the move threatened…
The Joro spider, Asian long-horned beetle and spotted lanternfly have company this summer. A “sneaky” invasive species that has a potentially deadly sting continues to spread across the U.S. and can be found in more than a dozen states, according to experts. Asian needle ants were first detected in the U.S. almost a century ago,…
More than 85 million years ago, a smaller-bodied ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the plains of Mongolia. The dinosaur’s identity was unknown — until now. In a study published Wednesday in Nature, scientists describe the identification of a new tyrannosauroid named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis. Apex predators, including the T. rex, eventually arose from these smaller-bodied tyrannosauroids,…
Trump administration begins official exit from Paris Climate Accord – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration has begun the process of officially exiting the Paris climate agreement. Amy Harder, an energy and climate reporter for Axios, spoke to CBSN’s Elaine Quijano about what happens after the U.S. leaves the deal, and whether it…
USS Grayback, submarine missing for 75 years, found off Japan – CBS News Watch CBS News A U.S. Navy submarine missing for 75 years has been found off Okinawa, Japan. The USS Grayback sailed out of Pearl Harbor on January 28, 1944, for its 10th combat patrol. Two months later, it was listed as missing…
