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With its short fur and broad, flattened tail, Megacauda sungei would have looked somewhat like a modern otter, beaver, or platypus.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Suspects behind the theft were arrested last week as authorities discovered they were next planning to target the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, home to one of Europe's largest collections of modern art.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Griffith Park carousel has one speed — 14 mph — and the hope is to update it with some modern controls to create a smoother ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
René Descartes believed animals were soulless, unthinking automatons, though modern neuroscience has repeatedly disproven that one.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
The notion that a person could be a “gift” offends and boggles modern minds.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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