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Researchers Uncover DNA Traces of Two Unknown Ancient Human Lineages
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (497+ words) Modern genomes preserve traces of ancestors no fossil has yet revealed, offering scientists a rare glimpse into humanity’s deepest evolutionary history. Researchers have found genetic traces of two unknown populations of ancient ancestors in the DNA of modern humans. Members…...
Amphibian Archives
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (70+ words) Nintendo Everything Jarcorp today unveiled Amphibian, which will be appearing on Nintendo Switch. The game has its sights set on a 2028 launch on the console. Amphibian is a somber, story-driven 2D RPG for fans of classic console adventures. It tells a…...
If We Knew Today’s Mammals Only from Fossils, We’d Get Evolution Super Wrong
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (758+ words) A simulated future fossil shows how badly we could be misreading the past. Most of what we know about past life comes from fossils. But the fossil record isn’t a census of ancient life. Most animals don’t get fossilized, and…...
Giant crocodylians may have ruled South America’s food chain 12 million years ago
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (18+ words) The Brighter Side of News...
Tarlac State University advances research on Ayta Abellings’ ancestral domain
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (268+ words) THE Tarlac State University’s Center for Peace, Indigenous Peoples Resources and Development (CPIPRD) is pursuing development on ancestral domain as it presented progress on its research on Indigenous communities. Known as ‘Integrated Governance, Health, and Nutritional Assessment of the Ayta…...
Stroh???s painting of Triceratops goes international to the Netherlands
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (120+ words) LUSK – Dr. Rene H. B. Fraaije, owner of the Het Oertijdmuseum in Boxtel, Netherlands, has pursued his passion for excavating dinosaur fossils worldwide since childhood. With Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota being rich in fossils, Fraaije has been spending more…...
GRAND COUNTY ANKYLOSAURS! Moab's Armored Giants
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (91+ words) Moab Sun News GRAND COUNTY ANKYLOSAURS! Moab's Armored Giants Dr. Joshua Lively, Curator of Paleontology at the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price, presents an update on Ankylosaur discoveries in Grand County during the 2026 Field Season. These armored giants include…...
Moscow opens its first dinosaur skeleton exhibition, where visitors can buy the exhibits — Meduza
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (227+ words) An exhibition of dinosaur skeletons, prehistoric animal skulls, and meteorite fragments — all offered for sale — opened in Moscow on August 25. An exhibition of dinosaur skeletons, prehistoric animal skulls, and meteorite fragments â all offered for sale â opened in Moscow…...
The art of bringing dinosaurs back to life (NPR+): TED Radio Hour
11+ hour, 23+ min ago (588+ words) When Manoush visited the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum for our 2024 episode, “The day the dinosaurs died” (https://n.pr/4xldbPo), she saw a museum breaking conventions. The exhibits didn’t have bones. Instead, true-to-life models of dinosaurs jumped across the aisles or swam through…...
A Near Extinct Plant in Galápagos Is Now Recovering
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (449+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 26, 2026 CALETA TAGUS, Galápagos Islands — The project’s origins can be traced back to a single herbarium specimen collected in 1962 near Caleta Tagus. For decades, it was the only evidence the plant existed at all. Patricia Jaramillo Díaz, a…...