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Ancient poo reveals uncertain future for Antarctic seabirds
3+ week, 3+ day ago (192+ words) Layers of ancient bird droppings preserved in the peatlands of the sub-Antarctic island of Bird Island have given scientists a window into 8, 000 years of seabird history....
New Fossil Sharks Discovered in the Burren
38+ min ago (268+ words) Three-hundred-and-thirty-million-year-old teeth and a fin spine from fossil sharks have been found in the Burren, County Clare, and in Donegal. The fossils were identified by Clare County Council and Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark Geologist Dr Eamon…...
This strange giant dinosaur may change what we know about Jurassic titans
56+ min ago (67+ words) A bizarre new giant dinosaur discovered in Argentina is giving paleontologists a fresh look at how Jurassic titans evolved in the Southern Hemisphere. Bicharracosaurus dionidei stretched about 20 meters long and carried a strange mix of features seen in both Diplodocus…...
Massive new dinosaur species discovered in Brazil after 120 million years
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (908+ words) Workers building a road-rail terminal in northeastern Brazil never expected to uncover the fossils of a massive dinosaur beneath the dirt and concrete. The fossils were discovered nearly 26 feet underground. At first, the archaeologists wondered whether the bones could have…...
Oracle Road's fossil co-op opens its doors for a spring showcase
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (990+ words) You never know what kinds of fossils, gems and minerals you will discover at The Co-op Mineral and Fossil Galleries. You never know what sits behind closed doors. Take, for example, The Co-op Mineral and Fossil Galleries on Oracle Road....
Scientists Solve 320-Million-Year Mystery of Reptile Skin Armor
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (531+ words) Skin bones evolved multiple times in lizards, with goannas showing a rare case of lost armor returning....
Researchers utilise lasers to uncover sharks' hidden age.
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (962+ words) There has always been a sense of mystery around sharks. They travel through water that is rarely visible to people, and a large portion of their existence is concealed. For decades, scientists have worked to comprehend them, particularly how long…...
Stunning fossil discovery challenges the origins of animal life
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (462+ words) Scientists revisiting mysterious 540-million-year-old microfossils from Brazil have overturned a major idea about early animal life. What were once thought to be trails left behind by tiny worm-like creatures are now believed to be fossilized communities of bacteria and algae…...
Museo del Gale'n is offering free guided tours this May
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (12+ words) GMA Network...
Mammoth bones reveal secrets of Ice Age hunters
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (1146+ words) Shortly before the peak of the last Ice Age, herds of woolly mammoths roamed across Central Europe, following seasonal routes through a vast, frigid landscape of grassland and tundra. Across the region, archaeologists have uncovered striking accumulations of mammoth bones,…...