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2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (877+ words) Their jaws show intense wear with scratches, chips, and rounded edges indicating that these animals repeatedly crushed hard prey such as shells and bones. The asymmetry in jaw wear " with the front tip of both species worn down on a…...

26+ min ago  (853+ words) NJIT's Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts (HCSLA) celebrated 44 years on May 6 with its annual awards ceremony, headlined by a special guest appearance from paleontologist and famed "dinosaur hunter" Dr. Kenneth J. Lacovara. Held in the Central King Building's Agile…...

18+ min ago  (174+ words) An analysis of wear on the fossilized teeth of the hadrosaurian dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum indicates their juveniles may have eaten softer, more nutritious food than adults, hinting at advanced parental care among dinosaurs....

6+ hour, 5+ min ago  (500+ words) AIDEN MCNAMARA, REPORTER: They come out at as the sun goes down, ready to hunt. They use electrical impulses to find their prey. The males use sharp stingers on their back heels to deliver a venomous blow. And they have…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1062+ words) Imagine a world where gigantic dinosaurs roamed, volcanoes erupted, and meteors threatened all life. Now, picture the daring survivors'the underdogs of the ancient world'who managed to outlive the mighty T. rex and the towering Brachiosaurus. It's almost unbelievable, but some reptiles…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (301+ words) Home " Wildlife " 10 Curious Facts About the Egg-Laying Platypus The platypus, which lives primarily in eastern Australia, is superbly adapted to both land and aquatic environments. Although it spends much of its time in rivers, lakes, and streams, it builds burrows…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (189+ words) Their teeth tell the tale 1: 00 PM CDT on May 11, 2026 Animals can be doting parents, too'even dinosaurs. A new study published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology shows just how far hadrosaur parents of the genus Maiasaura went to raise their…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (316+ words) A village's telephone box-turned library was left destroyed after a car ploughed into it late last year, but it's hoped it can be replaced. Churchill in North Somerset had turned its red telephone box into a "book box" where people…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (913+ words) When an asteroid the size of Mount Everest slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it ended the reign of the non-avian dinosaurs and wiped out roughly a third of all life on the planet." The sky went dark, temperatures collapsed,…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (460+ words) A remarkable prehistoric discovery has hatched in the south of France after a palaeontologist uncovered around 100 fossilised dinosaur eggs believed to be roughly 72 million years old. The incredible find was made by Alain Cabot, owner of the Mus'e Parc des…...