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Odd crocodile relative switched from walking on four legs to using just two legs as it grew
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (822+ words) Reptiles lived on land long before modern crocodiles appeared. Some of their early relatives looked very different from anything alive today. During the Triassic period, crocodile relatives came in many forms. Some walked low to the ground on four legs,…...
Study finds crocodile-like predator preyed on man’s ancestors
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (752+ words) Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. (Tyler Stone, University of Iowa via SWNS) A "dominant" crocodile-like predator with a big…...
Scientists discover a massive 26 kg viper in Greece that weighs three times more than a king cobra
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (380+ words) Discovery of Laophis crotaloides Fossils in Greece The history of the giant viper dates back to 1857. British palaeontologist Richard Owen examined fossil remains discovered near Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Owen is widely recognised for his early work identifying dinosaurs. During…...
Mushrooms, poop and their virtuous cycles: A cross-disciplinary dialogue
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (639+ words) IGARASHI Kiyohiko Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Research on fungi and trace fossils shed light on 4-billion-year-old history of life on Earth The researchers stand in front of the Seihoku Gallery of the Yayoi Auditorium Annex on…...
Pigeon Forge rolls out dinosaurs, new attractions to lure travelers in 2026 – sponsored by Pigeon Forge
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (66+ words) Pigeon Forge rolls out dinosaurs, new attractions to lure travelers in 2026 " sponsored by Pigeon Forge'WCNC Pigeon Forge rolls out dinosaurs, new attractions to lure travelers in 2026 " sponsored by Pigeon Forge To stream WCNC on your phone, you need the WCNC…...
Dozin' with the Dinos
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (120+ words) All tickets include after-hours admission to ticketed exhibitions, general admission to the museum for the day after your sleepover, an evening snack, and a continental breakfast. Customize your Dozin" with the Dinos experience with one of our packages. All sales…...
Joe Rush’s UNNATURAL: Scrap Metal Creatures and the Fossils of the Anthropocene
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (883+ words) By Mark Westall " 12 March 2026 Share " " " Walk into the world of Joe Rush, and machines rarely remain machines for long. Engines grow torsos, chains stretch into tendons, springs curl like vertebrae. Scrap metal reorganises itself into birds, insects and hybrid creatures…...
T. rex, king of dinosaurs, may have had New Mexican cousin
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (889+ words) Spencer Lucas, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science curator and part of a paleontological survey in the late 1970s that uncovered the leg bone, speaks about the tibia, that may be a close cousin of T. rex, on Thursday in…...
Rare cave insect first found in Meghalaya rediscovered
20+ hour, 1+ min ago (66+ words) Rare cave insect first found in Meghalaya rediscovered | Tap to know more | Inshorts'Inshorts Rare cave insect first found in Meghalaya rediscovered A rare cave-dwelling assassin bug, Myiophanes kempi, first recorded in 1924 from Siju Cave, has been rediscovered in limestone caves…...
Scientists Analyzed 41,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones—And Reached a Horrifying Conclusion
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (385+ words) Signs of de-fleshing on the bones of Neanderthals found in a Belgian cave suggest that one group cannibalized another. Women or juveniles were eaten, and they may have been targeted because they were smaller or weaker. Researchers have labeled this…...