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When scientists first uncovered the ancient mummies of western China, their European-looking faces and fair hair suggested they were travelers who had wandered east from Europe — but their DNA told a stranger story: they were a local people who had lived there, isolated, for thousands of years
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (284+ words) Her eyelashes are still there. So is the flaxen hair, the tasselled white wool cloak, the felt hat and the fur-lined boots, on a woman who lay in a...
Scientists Discover a Lost Himalayan Population Hidden in 1,500-Year-Old DNA From a Remote Mountain Cave
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (382+ words) A cave high in the Himalayas has preserved traces of an unknown past. Scientists are now studying the evidence to understand the people who once lived in this extreme environment. The cave remains studied by scientists came from 10 individuals excavated…...
Scientists Found a Dinosaur Fossil in Antarctica That Had Been Hidden in Storage for 40 Years
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (591+ words) For nearly four decades, a mysterious dinosaur fossil remained unnoticed in an Antarctic research collection. A new investigation has now revealed why this overlooked discovery deserves a second look. A dinosaur fossil collected in Antarctica in 1985 has been identified decades…...
‘Dino Day’ takes place today at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (639+ words) New Britain Herald...
Just a thought about bones and skin…
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (103+ words) Early in my career, I copied everyone. I watched the maître d’ who never seemed rushed, even with a line out the door and the dining room beginning to fray …...
Mammoth Discovery in Bulgaria: Ancient Bones Found in Dried Danube Bed
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (205+ words) In Bulgaria, the remarkably low levels of the Danube River have exposed mammoth remains. Likely from a young woolly mammoth from the Ice Age, these remains were found on Wednesday, July 29, in the northern part of the country. The bones…...
Danube Heat and Drought Expose Mammoth Remains in Bulgaria
23+ hour, 38+ min ago (651+ words) The discovery came as the Danube reached unusually low levels along its Bulgarian section. Prolonged dry conditions and high temperatures have reduced water levels in several major European rivers, including the Danube and Rhine. The low water has already affected…...
On the hunt for Nevada’s ‘fish lizards’
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (609+ words) On a bright morning in July, the sun beat down on Hilary Loupee’s white Jeep as it rattled across a dusty playa. As she deftly navigated around rocks and potholes in the dusty road, she gave a guided tour of…...
Fossil Odyssey in Whitby For Yorkshire Day
1+ day, 52+ min ago (565+ words) Friday, 31 July 2026 20:56 Whitby Museum will mark Yorkshire Day this year with an event celebrating the amazing range of fossils found on the North Yorkshire coast. Whitby Fossil Day, on Saturday, will encourage fossil fans of all ages to get hands…...
BBC World Service - Newshour, Volcanic eruptions triggered dawn of dinosaurs
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (13+ words) Volcanic eruptions triggered dawn of dinosaurs BBC Volcanic eruptions triggered dawn of dinosaurs...