KVSP Scientists
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Courtesy of Hesham Sallam (NEW YORK) — Scientists have identified a new species of ancient miniature whale, which is now thought to be the smallest known basilosaurid to ever exist. Remnants from the whale, named the Tutcetus rayanensis after the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, were found in 2012 embedded in limestone rock in the Fayum […]
Sam Nolan (JUNEAU, Alaska) — Astonished scientists could not have predicted the severity of a glacial lake outburst flood that inundated a large portion of Juneau, Alaska, over the weekend. Now, they’re worried the unprecedented event could happen again. City officials in Juneau, Alaska, issued an emergency declaration Sunday after a glacier lake outburst flood, […]
Hopewell Township Police Department (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey family made an out-of-this-world discovery this week. After a mysterious black rock was found in a Trenton-area home that had apparently damaged the ceiling and floor, the homeowner and his children went searching for answers. Suzy Kop found the metallic rock on Monday in an […]
