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Egyptian Scientists Uncover New Ape Species Dating Back 18 Mln Years
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (252+ words) Egyptian researchers have announced a major scientific breakthrough with the discovery of a previously unknown species of great ape that lived in the Western Desert around 18 million years ago. The discovery was made by a team from the Vertebrate Paleontology…...
125,000 Years Ago, Humans Were Already Here: This Sharjah Discovery Rewrites History
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (756+ words) In the limestone shadows of Jebel Buhais, archaeologists have uncovered something that reshapes the story of early humans. Evidence from the Buhais Rockshelter shows that people lived here as far back as 125,000 years ago, long before this region was thought…...
18 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (662+ words) The discovery of an enigmatic ape's 18 million year-old fossils in Egypt hints that the ancestors of all living apes, a group that includes humans, may have originated in northeast Africa or Arabia, a new study finds. Scientists have long assumed…...
Bighorn National Forest : Feature Story - Research in Bighorn National Forest Caves
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (476+ words) The way is steep and a little slippery as a group of biologists carefully walk up a frozen, snow-covered trail. They are on a trek to a remote cave in the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming to collect information about…...
Walking with dinosaurs pachyrhinosauurs
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (76+ words) Phillip Hamilton " about 8 hours ago Phillip Hamilton " a day ago K.J. Genualdo " 2 days ago Zach Sweat " 2 days ago Owen Carry " 3 months ago Adam Downer " 9 years ago Phillip Hamilton " about a month ago Cast Your Vote For March 2026's Meme Of The…...
Allosaurus comparison
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (82+ words) Phillip Hamilton " about 8 hours ago Phillip Hamilton " a day ago K.J. Genualdo " 2 days ago Zach Sweat " 2 days ago Owen Carry " 3 months ago Adam Downer " 9 years ago Phillip Hamilton " about a month ago Cast Your Vote For March 2026's Meme Of The…...
Scientists discover new dinosaur species deep in the Sahara Desert
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (799+ words) Spinosaurus Mirabilis is believed to be roughly the size of a Tyrannosaurus rex. During a journey that could be the plot of an adventure novel, paleontologists discovered the fossils of a new dinosaur species in the vast Sahara Desert. "It…...
Tylosaurus | Paleontology
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (76+ words) Phillip Hamilton " about 6 hours ago Phillip Hamilton " a day ago K.J. Genualdo " 2 days ago Zach Sweat " 2 days ago Owen Carry " 3 months ago Adam Downer " 9 years ago Phillip Hamilton " about a month ago Cast Your Vote For March 2026's Meme Of The…...
EdVenture Children’s Museum opens ‘Fossils to Futures’ exhibit
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (52+ words) EdVenture Children's Museum opens "Fossils to Futures' exhibit'WIS News 10 EdVenture Children's Museum opens "Fossils to Futures' exhibit Super Eliza 5K raises awareness for rare childhood disorder Family speaks after arrest made nearly a year after Clarendon County murder Police: Arrest made…...
The Habits and Habitats of 'Living Fossils' Nautilus and Allonautilus
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (382+ words) The primary mission of the University of Washington is the preservation, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge. The University preserves knowledge through its libraries and collections, its courses, and the scholarship of its faculty. It advances new knowledge through many forms…...