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ECOticias.com
ecoticias.com > en > archaeologists-have-uncovered-two-tiny-bird-figurines-carved-from-mammoth-ivory-in-hohle-fels-cave-in-southwestern-germany-dating-back-about-40000-years > 36114

???Archaeologists have uncovered two tiny bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory in Hohle Fels Cave in southwestern Germany dating back about 40,000 years

22+ min ago   (464+ words) Home - Science - Archaeologists have uncovered two tiny bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory in Hohle Fels Cave in southwestern Germany dating back about 40,000 years Archaeologists have found the smallest Ice Age artwork to date. Carved from mammoth ivory and discovered…...

Williamson Herald
williamsonherald.com > communities > jurassic-quest-brings-3-epic-prehistoric-adventures-to-franklin-for-one-weekend-only > article_0514af5d-ed3b-49da-a227-6fd646881d22.html

Jurassic Quest brings 3 epic prehistoric adventures to Franklin for one weekend only

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (277+ words) Alcoa 56, Bearden 13 NOLENSVILLE – Thanks to the leg of senior Matthew Serpas, the Nolensville High School football team was able to fend off a fourth-quarter Summit rally and hang on for a 17-14 win Friday to improve to 2-0 overall in an all-Williamson…...

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inquirer.com > life > where-see-dinosaur-bones-fossils-philly-20260901.html

6 places where you can get your dinosaur fix in the Philly area

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1138+ words) Despite the upcoming closure of Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences, there are still other places with dino-related exhibits. The announcement Tuesday that Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University would be closing its museum doors later this month figures…...

Google News
arktimes.com > arkansas-blog > 09/01/2026 > new-natural-history-museum-at-ua-little-rock-will-be-scientific-outreach-to-community

New Natural History Museum at UA Little Rock will be Scientific Outreach to Community

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (808+ words) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s planned Museum of Natural History will feature “so many really amazing items from our collection, bring more people to campus, (and accomplish) scientific outreach” through its myriad displays, according to Dr. Sinéad Ní…...

Google News
midweekherald.co.uk > news > national > 26511119.big-boy-crocodile-named-prince-william-conservationist-robert-irwin

??€??Big boy??€?? crocodile named Prince William by conservationist Robert Irwin

10+ hour, 49+ min ago   (228+ words) A 12ft saltwater crocodile has been named after the Prince of Wales by conservationist Robert Irwin in recognition of the future king’s dedication to protecting wildlife. The reptile, called Prince William, is the 300th crocodile to be tagged as part of a…...

@Dailygalaxy_info
dailygalaxy.com > 2026 > 09 > ancient-footprints-reveal-who-made-them

Scientists Found Eight Sets of 1.4-Million-Year-Old Footprints, and They Weren't Expecting Who Made Them

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (483+ words) These ancient humans left footprints side by side 1.4 million years ago. Now scientists are asking who they really were, and why they were never found alone. Eight sets of 1.4-million-year-old footprints, pressed into the mud of an ancient Kenyan lakeshore,…...

StudyFinds
studyfinds.com > tasmanian-tiger-looked-like-wolf-didnt-bite-like-one

The Tasmanian Tiger's Skull Looked Like A Wolf's. It Didn't Bite Like One.

7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (298+ words) Research led by Vera Weisbecker (Flinders University), Douglass S. Rovinsky (Australian Museum, Sydney) Digital reconstruction of a CT-scanned thylacine skull with the canines colourised pink. Credit: Vera Weisbecker (Flinders), CC-BY-SA That size mismatch alone stands out. Weighing around 17 kilograms, roughly a…...

@arabnews
arabnews.com > offbeat > why-were-there-no-tiny-dinosaurs-you-might-blame-the-mammals-2653687

Why were there no tiny dinosaurs? You might blame the mammals

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (154+ words) Arab News Why were there no tiny dinosaurs? You might blame the mammals - Scientists employed mathematical models to explore the evolution of body size across vertebrate groups WASHINGTON: Everyone knows dinosaurs got really big. Some of the long-necked plant-eaters were…...

Messenger Newspapers
messengernewspapers.co.uk > news > national > 26511119.big-boy-crocodile-named-prince-william-conservationist-robert-irwin

‘Big boy’ crocodile named Prince William by conservationist Robert Irwin

10+ hour, 49+ min ago   (228+ words) A 12ft saltwater crocodile has been named after the Prince of Wales by conservationist Robert Irwin in recognition of the future king’s dedication to protecting wildlife. The reptile, called Prince William, is the 300th crocodile to be tagged as part of a…...

ScienceBlog.com
scienceblog.com > t-unknown-human-lineage-africa-dna-modern-populations

An unknown human lineage interbred with our ancestors in Africa more than 50,000 years ago — and although scientists still don't know who these humans were, traces of their DNA survive in every modern population studied.

9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1147+ words) A new genomic method detected roughly 0.49% to 1.1% ancestry from an unidentified human population across five sampled groups. The signal points to mixing in Africa before the main out-of-Africa expansion, but it has not been matched to a fossil species. By…...