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See the Fractal-Like Shells of Ammonites Like Never Before Share Filed to:ammonoidea The complex sutures of an extinct ammonite. (Image: David Peterman) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Ammonites are a tale of two textures. The prehistoric cephalopods were composed of fleshy soft tissue (the living bit of the animals) and hard external shells, which, according to a paper publish...

Researchers previously focused on the roles of these complex structures in resisting pressure on the shell, but University of Utah researchers provide evidence for a different hypothesis. Complex sutures, they found, retained more liquid through surface tension, possibly helping the ammonoids fine-tune their buoyancy.

Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak By The Associated Press - | Mar 21, 2021 FILE- In this March 4, 2020, file photo, is the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Lawmakers in the House and Senate made the unprecedented move on Friday, March 19, 2021, with significant unfinished business, including setting budgets and pushing through a huge income tax cut. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File) BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to a...

Idaho medical experts seeing increase in COVID-19 variants Health officials are tracking the variants' spread in Idaho by keeping a close eye on COVID-19 test results. Author: Katija Stjepovic (KTVB) Updated: 8:31 PM MDT March 16, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Some Idaho health experts worry that new COVID-19 variants may eventually become the norm. Last Thursday, the state reported eight cases of the variant originally identified in the UK, two cases of the variant first found in South Africa and 12 cases of the variant discovered in California late last year. While s...

“A lot of our staff are still deeply affected by what they saw this year and the things they went through have been traumatic for them," one healthcare worker said.