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The "home alone" strategy: scientists have discovered a key difference in the upbringing of dinosaurs and mammals | УНН
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (239+ words) January 12, 2026 at 01:14 AM1330 "i" The main difference lies in the degree of dependence of the young on their parents. In mammals, offspring require long-term care, and therefore occupy the same ecological niches as adults. In contrast, young dinosaurs became independent relatively…...
Ancient Fossils Reshape Rock Wallaby History
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (429+ words) New research challenges the view that rock wallabies rarely leave their rocky homes, with implications for modern conservation efforts Rock wallabies are widely regarded as shy cliff-dwellers, rarely venturing far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But new fossil…...
Why the Komodo Dragon is One of the Deadliest Reptiles
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (312+ words) Home " Animals " Why the Komodo Dragon is One of the Deadliest Reptiles One of the most striking features of the Komodo dragon is its size. Adult dragons can exceed 10 feet in length and weigh over 200 pounds. This sheer size alone…...
A New Kind Of Inductively-damped Compass
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (144+ words) If this prompts your interest in compasses, check out the Earth inductor compass. We've also seen a visualization of the eddy currents that damp these oscillations, and even seen them used to drive a bike. Thanks to [Mel] for the…...
This Jellyfish Fossil Is Over 500 Million Years Old
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (868+ words) In a groundbreaking paleontological find that has stunned the scientific community, researchers have confirmed the discovery of a jellyfish fossil dating back over 500 million years. This extraordinary specimen was uncovered in the Burgess Shale formation in the Canadian Rockies, one…...
New fossil analysis sheds light on evolutionary history of Jurassic Ginkgoalean plants
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (210+ words) BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Global researchers recently made new progress in the systematics and evolutionary diversity of Mesozoic ginkgoalean plants, according to the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The research, conducted by the institute…...
This whopping, record-breaking wasp's nest was 7 metres long – that's bigger than a Cadillac – and found inside a house
13+ hour, 28+ min ago (315+ words) The world's biggest wasp nest is longer than a Cadillac and shaped like a nose Next time you're thinking about buying a car, picture this. In 1963, a wasp nest was discovered on a farm in Waimauku, New Zealand, that was…...
Giant Wyoming Dinosaurs Are The Stars Of New Abu Dhabi Natural History Museum
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (1655+ words) The first thing visitors see when they enter the newly opened Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi are four massive long-necked dinosaurs. Three of these one-of-a-kind giants, and several other fossils in the world-class museum, are from Wyoming. The Natural…...
What killed the world’s giants?
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (620+ words) Dan Mann, right, ponders a bone of a marine mammal handed to him by his friend Lewis Sharman on the Southeast Alaska coast. Pam Groves of the University of Alaska Fairbanks looks at bones of ancient creatures she has gathered…...
Tuataras The Last Survivors of an Ancient Reptilian Line
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (570+ words) Often referred to as "living fossils," tuataras are extraordinary creatures that hold a remarkable position in the animal kingdom. Found only in New Zealand, these reptiles resemble lizards but belong to an entirely distinct order called Rhynchocephalia. First appearing some…...