A Flying Dinosaur Nicknamed ‘Monkeydactyl’ May Have Climbed Trees Using Opposable Thumbs The newly described Jurassic pterosaur may be the oldest animal known to possess opposable thumbs
An artist's rendering of a newly described species of flying reptile named Kunpengopterus antipollicatus. The Jurassic-era pterosaur may be the earliest animal known to possess opposable thumbs. (Chuang Zhao)
By Alex Fox
smithsonianmag.com
Fireball Illuminates Skies Across East Coast of Florida The asteroid fragment weighed 900 pounds and hit Earth’s atmosphere at 38,000 miles per hour
The fireball cruising across the sky was most likely a fragment of an asteroid called a 'bolide'. (Joseph Gresham)
By Elizabeth Gamillo
smithsonianmag.com
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