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This 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Contained a Sparkling Crystal Surprise
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (408+ words) A grapefruit-sized dinosaur egg from a fossil bed in China gave paleontologists a huge surprise. Rather than a dinosaur embryo or sediment, it was filled with sparkling crystals of calcite lining the inner shell " a natural dinosaur geode. This rare…...
This Fossil Bird Choked To Death On Rocks, And No One Knows Why
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (379+ words) A Journal of Analysis and News Jingmai O'Connor, the associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago's Field Museum and lead author of a new paper describing the new species in the journal'Palaeontologica Electronica, came across the fossil at the Shandong…...
Larger than a modern rhinoceros, measuring over 3 meters in length and weighing up to 2,8 tons, Diprotodon optatum made history as the largest marsupial that ever existed on Earth
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (787+ words) Fossils found in various regions of Australia indicate an animal that could exceed three meters in length and to reach estimated weights between 2.500 and 2.800 kilograms. In practical terms, this means a "kangaroo" the size of a small car, with a…...
Beneath a hill, on a quiet hilltop, lay a 72-million-year-old nursery with giant 60-ton dinosaur hatchlings
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (711+ words) Home - Science - Beneath a hill, on a quiet hilltop, lay a 72-million-year-old nursery with giant 60-ton dinosaur hatchlings On a low hill in central Spain, near the Buend'a Reservoir in Guadalajara, four nearly complete dinosaur eggs lay hidden in the…...
A protective dragon. Big Red Crayfish by Dayi Design
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (378+ words) Jiangyin-based architecture and interior design firm Dayi Design, led by Zhou Yi, has designed a retail and dining space in a traditional architectural area on the banks of the Qinhuai River in the southern Chinese city of Nanjing. The 2,000-square-meter…...
Unearthed skull in Spain unveils Europe’s earliest human face, reshaping our understanding of ancient migration
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (321+ words) Unearthed skull in Spain unveils Europe's earliest human face, reshaping our understanding of ancient migration'Journals Of India Unearthed skull in Spain unveils Europe's earliest human face, reshaping our understanding of ancient migration The Skull that Shifts Our Past Found deep…...
Measuring eight meters, an ancestral mega-shark dominated the seas 15 million years before the megalodon.
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (896+ words) Researchers have identified an 8-meter shark that lived 115 million years ago near Darwin, Australia. The discovery, based on fossilized vertebrae, pushes back the emergence of megapredators in the modern lineage by 15 million years. A monstrous shark roamed the waters of…...
When they discovered it, scientists thought the platypus was a hoax
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (356+ words) When the first Europeans came into contact with the platypus, at the end of the 18th century, the reaction was one of disbelief. Here's what happened, why and what makes the "duck-like bird's snout" such a strange animal. In 1798, a copy…...
Dinosaurs discovered in 2025 that surprised paleontologists
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (531+ words) In 2025, scientists have named several new dinosaur species and are learning new facts about the remarkable lives of dinosaurs. Paleontologists have found a 'Dragon price' dinosaur " which may be a missing link in the Tyrannosaurus family tree " and a dinosaur…...
Families step back in time at Burpee Museum’s Holocene Holiday
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (356+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Families filled the Burpee Museum of Natural History this weekend for its annual Holocene Holiday: an event focused on life during the Ice Age and how it connects to the world today. The event features interactive stations throughout…...