Tag: England

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Mr. Badger Should Be Worried

WORLD Mr. Badger Should Be Worried England debates whether a cull of the popular animal could help stem bovine tuberculosis. Everyone from actresses to astrophysicists-with-nice-side-gigs weighs in . . . with music, even. (So far, unsuccessfully.) Discussion Ideas Britain is considering a “cull” of the badger population in Gloucestershire and Somerset, regions in southwestern England. Do students know what a “cull” or “culling” is? Why … Continue reading Mr. Badger Should Be Worried

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Pterosaur Named After 9-Year-Old Fossil Hunter

SCIENCE Pterosaur Named After 9-Year-Old Fossil Hunter Paleontologists have named a crow-sized pterosaur after Daisy Morris, the then-5-year-old who discovered it. Vectidraco daisymorrisae lived in the Lower Creataceous period, between 145 million and 65 million years ago. Discussion Ideas: Vectidraco daisymorrisae is not a dinosaur! V. daisymorrisae and other flying reptiles are called pterosaurs. Read our “media spotlight” on the fossil of another type of … Continue reading Pterosaur Named After 9-Year-Old Fossil Hunter

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