Why Did Scientists Mistake This Ancient Bird Egg For A Dinosaur Egg?
Back in 2008, paleontologists discovered what appeared to be the fossilized egg of a horned dinosaur. A new study has re-identified it as belonging to — get this — a bird. So how could the original analysis have been so wrong? Horned dinosaurs, or ceratopsians, just can’t catch a break when it comes to their…
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Andrew Farke — PLOS Blogs
50 Years Ago The First American Walked In Space, And Didn’t Want To Stop
June 3rd, 1965 was a fine day for a spacewalk. As America’s Gemini IV spacecraft curved into its third orbit, astronaut Ed White pushed through the hatch and began his first stint of extravehicular activity (EVA). Tethered to the spaceship’s belly by an eight-foot golden cord, White tumbled around like a kid in a ball…
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Cara Giaimo - Atlas Obscura
