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Which Animal Gives Birth After 230 Days? The Answer Will Surprise You
45+ min ago (335+ words) When it comes to pregnancy in the animal kingdom, the length of gestation can vary dramatically. Some animals give birth within just a few weeks, while others carry their young for many months. But which animal gives birth after around…...
Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum to return ancestral remains of 39 Nagas
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (232+ words) DIMAPUR, Sept 7: The Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM), University of Oxford, has agreed to return the ancestral human remains of 39 Nagas, with origins in Nagaland, held in its collection for decades. Prof Laura Van Broekhoven, the director of the Pitt Rivers…...
Female fossil hunter's pioneering work recognised with blue plaque
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (241+ words) Dorothea Bate’s contributions to palaeontology and women in science celebrated Dorothea Bate, one of the first women employed by the Natural History Museum, is being honoured with a blue plaque, marking her significant contributions to palaeontology. The plaque will be…...
Pioneering fossil hunter honoured with national blue plaque
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (502+ words) Dorothea Bate was one of the first women employed by the Natural History Museum and made major discoveries that transformed our understanding of prehistoric animals A fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the…...
A cave in New Zealand preserved a lost world from a million years ago — ancient parrots, giant flightless rails and a bird community reshaped by supereruptions and Ice Age climate swings long before humans ever reached the islands
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (165+ words) New Zealand's fossil record rewrites itself: a cave revealed birds that vanished millions of years before humans set foot on the islands, reshaped by forces far more violent than any spear....
Female fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque in Tring
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (681+ words) Dorothea Bate was one of the first women to be employed as a scientist by the Natural History Museum A blue plaque has been unveiled to honour one of the first female scientists to be employed by the Natural History…...
Korea's First Ornithopod Dinosaur Fossil Named Natural Monument
21+ min ago (202+ words) BOSEONG — A dinosaur unearthed in Bibong-ri, Boseong, in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City has become a new milestone in dinosaur research on the Korean Peninsula. Koreanosaurus boseongensis, the first ornithopod dinosaur skeletal fossil identified on the Korean Peninsula, has been…...
Africa: Discovery of Ancient DNA From Antelope Fossils in South Africa Opens a New Window On the Past
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (751+ words) Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world's large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the picture. Ancient DNA is damaged and degraded…...
Albatrosses reveal how a volatile environment reshapes the pace of life
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (184+ words) by Sukanya Charuchandra | Sep 7, 2026 The researchers expected that, within any population, individuals would follow different paces of life, slowly marching towards reproductive senescence, or rushing headlong into it, but they would produce the same number of offspring over time. Reality…...
Seashore Trolley Museum hosts last Dino Trolley of the year
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (40+ words) Yahoo Over 80 dinosaurs were along the track of the trolleys at the Seashore Trolley Museum this weekend for families to discover as a part of its 'Dino Trolley' event....