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Sex between Neandertals and anatomically modern humans tended to follow a specific pattern
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (652+ words) Sex between Neandertals and anatomically modern humans tended to follow a specific pattern Interbreeding between Neandertals and ancient anatomically modern humans primarily occurred between male Neandertals and female humans, a new study suggests By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire…...
Ant fossil from Caribbean reshapes evolutionary timeline
3+ hour ago (834+ words) A 16-million-year-old ant queen trapped in amber has revealed the first fossil trace of her kind in the Western Hemisphere. The discovery shows that these small ground-living ants were already part of Caribbean forests millions of years ago, widening the…...
Spanish dinosaur eggs show two species shared one nest
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (826+ words) Four fossil dinosaur eggs found together in Guadalajara, Spain, have been confirmed to come from two distinct kinds of long-necked dinosaurs. That rare, side-by-side pairing has turned a single nesting site into a new benchmark for understanding how Europe's last…...
Should Christians Believe in Dinosaurs? Is This Belief Consistent with Scripture?
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (895+ words) When I was growing up, I don't ever remember people in church talking about dinosaurs, or purposely avoiding the subject. On the other hand at school we learned about dinosaurs and discussions about the age of the earth as fact....
'Fabulous' fossil of crow-sized dinosaur discovered in Patagonia
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (9+ words) 'Fabulous' fossil of crow-sized dinosaur discovered in Patagonia'Yahoo...
Mysterious New Dinosaur-Like Creature Found in China, Experts Left Stunned by Its Strange Features
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (497+ words) In the heart of China's fossil-rich region, paleontologists have stumbled upon an astonishing find: a new dinosaur species. A new dinosaur species, Darwinopterus camposi, has been discovered in the Middle Jurassic rocks of western Liaoning, China. The nearly complete skeleton,…...
Question of the Day: Where was the largest T-Rex Skeleton found?
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (25+ words) Question of the Day: Where was the largest T-Rex Skeleton found?KVAL Question of the Day: Where was the largest T-Rex Skeleton found?...
Earliest direct evidence of trophic interactions between terrestrial apex predators and large herbivores - Scientific Reports
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (682+ words) Redrawn and modified from AMNH 4684 mounted skeleton from the American Museum of Natural History. Skeletal reconstruction of Diadectes sideropelicus with overlaid left and right tooth and bore marks in right lateral view. Highlighted tooth marks and borings of Diadectes sp....
Spectacular new Spinosaurus found in Niger, Africa
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (632+ words) Sereno and his colleagues published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Nature on February 19, 2026. These dinosaurs had upward-projecting bones from their backs, creating stunning sail-like features. The animals likely used the sail for display, and it may have even regulated…...
Scientists find one of the smallest dinosaurs ever found in South America
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (433+ words) Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete fossil of a tiny dinosaur that is helping to solve a long-standing puzzle about a strange group of prehistoric animals. The fossil, about 90 million years old, belongs to a species called Alnashetri cerropoliciensis. Researchers…...