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A preview of Mummies of the World: The Exhibition in Los Angeles
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (25+ words) A preview of Mummies of the World: The Exhibition in Los Angeles'CBS News A preview of Mummies of the World: The Exhibition in Los Angeles...
“It’s extraordinary”: Australia’s oldest ever dinosaur fossil found in Brisbane
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (314+ words) A dinosaur footprint discovered by a student in 1958 has been formally documented. More than 60 years ago, Bruce Runnegar was visiting Petrie's Quarry in Brisbane with school friends when he discovered a dinosaur footprint. Measuring 18.5cm in length and set in a…...
This strange little dinosaur is forcing a rethink of evolution
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (529+ words) "From the very first moment anybody sees this animal one is staggered by its extreme smallness," says Dieudonn. "And yet it preserves a highly derived cranium with unexpected anatomical innovations." The fossils come from at least five individuals and were…...
Swansea University study used AI to uncover the effect of prehistoric asteroid on sharks and rays
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (498+ words) A new Swansea University study has used advanced artificial intelligence to discover the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago has had a minimal decline in species of sharks and rays. The research, carried out by Swansea…...
This ancient cave in New Zealand has been hiding a "remarkable" secret
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (372+ words) Fossils of birds and other animals unearthed from the cavern provide a "missing volume" in New Zealand's natural history, say researchers. A treasure trove of fossils found in an ancient cave has revealed a missing chapter in the history of…...
12-Year-Old Finds Asia’s First Jurassic Amphibian Footprint
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (313+ words) A fossil found by a 12-year-old in Beijing has filled a major gap in Asia's Middle Jurassic record, marking the first confirmed amphibian footprint from the period. The findings were published last week in peer-reviewed journal "Ichnos" after Ni Jingchen,…...
Bones on board: ACS Time Critical moves Triceratops fossils
7+ hour ago (153+ words) February 3, 2026 by PLA Editor At the end of last year, Air Charter Service's Time Critical division arranged for the transportation of more than three tons of Triceratops bones for the opening of a new natural history museum in Abu Dhabi....
Earth’s Oldest Rocks Discovered in Remote Canadian Wilderness - 4.16 Billion Years Old
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Tannin: Sea Serpent, Dinosaur, Snake, Dragon, or Jackal?
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (589+ words) Not surprisingly, many Bible scholars do not agree that tannin refers to a dragon, and because of this disagreement, many proposed definitions exist. There are at least three plausible reasons why theologians disagree on a definition of tannin. In Deuteronomy…...
First amphibian footprints from Jurassic of Asia discovered in Beijing
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (21+ words) First amphibian footprints from Jurassic of Asia discovered in Beijing'BelTA " News First amphibian footprints from Jurassic of Asia discovered in Beijing...