Car-Sized Salamander Fossils

Archaeologists have discovered a massive boneyard of prehistoric super-salamanders in Algarve, Portugal. While the bones from these enormous amphibians are in fact quite common, the newly found fossils are different enough to establish a new species—Metoposaurus algarvensis. These 10-foot-long salamander predators congregated around a central band in ancient Pangaea and seem to have thrived in hot environments before being wiped out by a seasonal drought.

Apparently America Hates Bieber

A few weeks ago, Mic ran a survey asking Americans who their least favorite musical act was, giving them just a blank box to fill out with no pre-selected options. The results were overwhelming. Justin Bieber takes the top spot as the most hated musician in America especially on both coasts and the South, while the Midwest and West opted for Nickelback—a commercially successful band …

Icelandic DNA Sheds Light on Disease

A group of scientists in Iceland have successfully sequenced the full DNA of over 2,600 Icelandic citizens. Using this information, they were then able to infer the genomes of more than 100,000 other Icelanders, which amounts to approximately a third of the entire population. This breakthrough discovery allows the scientists to pinpoint the origins of certain common diseases by tracing them back to their original …