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11+ min ago  (400+ words) A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (682+ words) The texture of the crest and the network of blood vessel channels inside it indicate that it was covered in keratin, the same material found in human fingernails. Researchers believe the crest was brightly colored during the dinosaur's lifetime and…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (703+ words) Lecturer, School of Education, UNSW Sydney Lachlan Hart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment....

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (437+ words) Once, long ago, a little reptile going about its business plopped itself down in the mud before getting up and carrying on with its day. Nearly 300 million years later, that brief rest has yielded the world's earliest known fossilized imprint…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (148+ words) A prehistoric discovery in northwest Missouri may be one of the rarest finds in the Midwest; a local paleontologist uncovered a mammoth bone, taking us back to the ice age when giants roamed the Show Me State.A prehistoric discovery…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (256+ words) Animals News: Scientists working in Colombian waters have documented 15 species of comb jellies, translucent marine animals known scientifically as ctenophores, inc. Scientists working in Colombian waters have documented 15 species of comb jellies, translucent marine animals known scientifically as ctenophores, including…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (822+ words) Scientists have found traces of a tough material that once formed the outer shells of ancient sea creatures called trilobites, preserved inside fossils that are more than 500 million years old. The discovery shows that parts of living organisms can last…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (793+ words) An 11-year-old rock hunter has uncovered an almost complete turtle shell dating to roughly 48 million years ago. That intact shell secured a rare glimpse into a vanished river world before weather could tear it apart. Half exposed in a crumbly…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago  (710+ words) A common shoreline barnacle has been documented piercing deep-sea sharks and extracting nutrients directly from their flesh, marking a complete transition from filter feeding to parasitism. That shift captures an evolutionary turning point in living form, revealing how an ordinary…...

11+ hour, 31+ min ago  (420+ words) February 22, 2026 / 12:50 PM CST / CBS Chicago A team led by the University of Chicago said it has discovered a new species of dinosaur " a fish-eating giant, and the first new species of its kind discovered in a century. In 2019, a team…...