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Newly discovered hamster-sized mammal lived alongside dinosaurs
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (645+ words) An illustration of Cimolodon desosai on the tree with a fruit in its mouth. It was about the size of a golden hamster. It likely scampered on the ground and in the trees and ate fruits and insects. (Credit: Andrey…...
Innovation, Ecological Collapse Spawn Key Tropics Decomposers
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (822+ words) Mirage News Tropical ecosystems rely on the infrastructure provided by termites. These insects supply plants with vital nutrients by breaking down organic waste, bringing water to the roots by aerating the soil through tunneling, and sustaining the food chain, as…...
Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogen DNA - Nature Communications
1+ day, 50+ min ago (1695+ words) From our screening dataset, 55 libraries (15%) produced high confidence bacterial hits that met our identification and authentication criteria (Fig. 4). 30 samples produced hits to only one bacterial species, while 25 samples produced hits to more than one species. No hits to eukaryotic parasites…...
Railly News - Discovery of 19-Meter Giant Octopuses and Space Science Advances
14+ hour, 9+ min ago (414+ words) Scientists performed meticulous shape and comparative analyzes of the fossilized gills and beak structures, revealing that these massive octopuses likely preyed on large crustaceans and small marine vertebrates, much like some modern giant squids. Their enormous size suggests adaptations for…...
Timing matters for plants and their herbivores - Nature Ecology & Evolution
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (233+ words) Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026)Cite this article A study combining landscape-scale insect manipulation and remote sensing in temperate deciduous forests indicates that adaptive responses to herbivory should be considered alongside climate change to understand plant phenological shifts. Thackeray, S. J. et al. Nature…...
Glowing Wild unveils new dinosaur, African exhibits at Turtle Bay park
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (234+ words) Turtle Bay Exploration Park is going bright at night, and it has nothing to do with its Redding Garden of Lights, the popular holiday attraction that's dazzled residents and visitors alike. Turtle Bay expected to flip on the switch at…...
World's oldest crocodile fossil discovered during walk on beach
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (325+ words) Oil prices edged up Friday after the previous day's wild swi" UK police announced Friday they have charged a 45-year-old m" Amateur fossil hunter Heather Salt holding the world's oldest crocodile fossil. (Lyme Regis Museum via SWNS) The world's oldest…...
This Ancient Fossil Snake Had Legs, a Hidden Bone, and an Origin Story That Has Experts Stunned
21+ hour, 45+ min ago (449+ words) A nearly 100 million-year-old fossil from Argentina is reshaping the scientific understanding of how snakes evolved, challenging long-held assumptions about their origins, body plan, and skull anatomy. The specimen belongs to Najash rionegrina, a rear-limbed snake from the Cretaceous period whose…...
Scientists Found a Rare Fossil Showing Snakes Once Had Legs and Looked Very Different From Today
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (457+ words) Daily Galaxy covers space, climate, and defense tech discoveries. A fossil found in Argentina is changing how scientists see the origins of snakes. The remains of __Najash rionegrina__ show that early ones still had hind limbs and kept skull bones that are…...
Rare 180-million-year-old Jurassic fossil found in Germany shows how an injured marine reptile stayed alive
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (351+ words) Rare 180-million-year-old Jurassic fossil found in Germany shows how an injured marine reptile stayed aliv'The Economic Times A well-preserved ichthyosaur fossil discovered in the Mistelgau clay pit near Bayreuth, Germany, is offering new insights into the survival and anatomy of…...