Here's an interesting science story: researchers describe fossilized soft tissue of a dinosaur cloaca — the first time this part of any dinosaur has been seen before. You can read about it at ScienceDaily (for the highbrow version), LiveScience (for the popular-science version), or Gizmodo (for the . . . Gizmodo version). The New York Times also has the story, but they have a paywall.
This paper reveals a lot about dinosaurs that was completely unknown up to now. We didn't really know what their genitalia were like. Now we do — they were (unsurprisingly) rather like modern birds.
I'm sharing this for two reasons. First of all, I've been hearing about it at home for about six months now, accompanied by dire warnings to keep it confidential until the paper appears. So now it's time to spill the beans.
Second, it's about dinosaurs! Just like in Bone Wars!
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