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SNORKELING SCIENTISTS UNCOVER FOSSIL-FILLED CAVE
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (121+ words) SNORKELING SCIENTISTS UNCOVER FOSSIL-FILLED CAVE'Local 3 News A pair of snorkeling scientists find a fossil-filled cave underground and underwater! UPDATE: Driver identified in fatal Tennessee school bus crash 15-year-old student shot teacher and then fatally shot himself at Texas high school,…...
Dinosaur collagen used to create one-of-a-kind handbag
30+ min ago (415+ words) Scientists derived collagen from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils to make the teal-coloured handbag, on display at Amsterdam's Art Zoo museum. Published'Apr 03, 2026, 02:26 AM Updated'Apr 03, 2026, 02:33 AM AMSTERDAM - Scientists and designers unveiled on April 2 a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils…...
A newly-discovered vermiform fossil
51+ min ago (81+ words) A newly-discovered vermiform fossil (IMAGE)EurekAlert! A newly-discovered vermiform fossil from the Jiangchuan Biota (~554-539 million years old) with holdfast to anchor it to the ocean floor. Scale bar 5mm. Credit: Gaorong Li. These images are for editorial purposes relating to this press…...
A deuterostome cambroernid fossil
51+ min ago (70+ words) A deuterostome cambroernid fossil (IMAGE)EurekAlert! A deuterostome cambroernid fossil from the Jiangchuan Biota (~554-539 million years old), scale bar: 2mm. Credit: Gaorong Li. These images are for editorial purposes relating to this press release ONLY and MUST BE credited. They MUST NOT…...
How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals
56+ min ago (597+ words) WASHINGTON " Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us. And…...
20 Dinosaurs That Didn't Look Anything Like We Imagined
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (980+ words) Home " Wildlife " 20 Dinosaurs That Didn't Look Anything Like We Imagined For decades, scientists thought Therizinosaurus was a fearsome predator because of its absolutely enormous claws " some reaching over three feet long. The name literally means "scythe lizard," and early reconstructions…...
A Student Unearthed a Rare 75-Million-Year-Old Dragonfly Fossil in an Alberta Park, Marking a First of Its Kind
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (439+ words) In a place dominated by dinosaur remains, a dragonfly fossil has emerged from an unexpected context. A fossilized dragonfly wing discovered in Alberta has been identified as a new species and the first from Canada's dinosaur-era rocks. Found in Dinosaur…...
Jurassic Kaohsiung
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (337+ words) Jurassic Kaohsiung'Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages Children react during the Face-to-Face with Dinosaurs event performed by Japanese troupe DINO-A-LIVE at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) yesterday....
Ice Age Ecosystem Revealed Surprising Fossils Like Lion-Sized Armadillo
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (312+ words) Researchers have discovered fossils of an ancient armadillo-like ancestor and a giant tortoise in a cave in Texas. While exploring a "water cave" in central Texas, scientists unearthed a lost Ice Age ecosystem with a vast array of fossils. In…...
A new spiny frog species discovered in Guangdong, China
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (522+ words) The female paratype of Quasipaa yunkaiensis sp. nov. (SYS a008350) in life: (A) dorsolateral view, (B) dorsal view, (C) ventral view. FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A newly described species of spiny frog, Quasipaa yunkaiensis, has been identified from the Yunkaishan National…...