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Denisovans may have dwarfed other ancient humans
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (460+ words) James Woodford is a reporter at New Scientist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of seven books focusing on popular science, nature and sustainability. His most recent books were about the marine environment, including joining teams of scientists…...
Low tier kaiju | Paleontology
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (63+ words) Phillip Hamilton • about 14 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 14 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 18 hours ago Phillip Hamilton • about 21 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 20 hours ago Don Caldwell • 15 years ago Rebecca Rhodes • 2 years ago Owen Carry • 2 years ago Uploaded by KimmyDude…...
Neck in the caption | Paleontology
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (63+ words) Phillip Hamilton • about 14 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 14 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 18 hours ago Phillip Hamilton • about 21 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 20 hours ago Don Caldwell • 15 years ago Rebecca Rhodes • 2 years ago Owen Carry • 2 years ago Uploaded by KimmyDude…...
Scientists determine age of marine mammal bones thawed out on Wilczek Land
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (192+ words) The remains were first discovered during an expedition in 2025 - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section â- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section â - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section â - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section â - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section…...
Island crossers | Paleontology
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (63+ words) Phillip Hamilton • about 14 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 14 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 18 hours ago Phillip Hamilton • about 21 hours ago Zach Sweat • about 20 hours ago Don Caldwell • 15 years ago Rebecca Rhodes • 2 years ago Owen Carry • 2 years ago Uploaded by KimmyDude…...
Scientists Found Megalodon Fossils Lost for Decades on a Museum Shelf, They Point to a 79-Foot Giant
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (422+ words) A forgotten set of Megalodon fossils has returned to the scientific spotlight decades later, carrying clues researchers once feared had been lost. Fossil vertebrae from Otodus megalodon that scientists thought had been destroyed in 1989 have resurfaced in a Danish museum…...
Did poop fuel paleontology’s vaunted Cambrian explosion?
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (424+ words) The Cambrian explosion is a critical moment for life on Earth—and it may have been all about poop By Meghan Bartels edited by Claire Cameron State Natural History Museum Karlsruhe Some 540 million years ago, life on Earth suddenly got…...
WATCH | Hot Springs 8-year-old publishes his first book focused on dinosaurs
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (47+ words) Hot Springs Sentinel Record WATCH | Hot Springs 8-year-old publishes his first book focused on dinosaurs Rowan Essner, with the help of his mom, Amber Essner, wrote, illustrated and published "Dino-Rowan," an educational children's book about dinosaurs....
Kids dig into past with Paleontologists
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (294+ words) SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young kids are getting the chance to dig into the bones of the past on Monday thanks to some help from the people who dug them up. Paleontologists captured kids’ attention with fun facts and…...
New Horned Dragon Lizard Species Found in Thailand
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (272+ words) Acanthosaura syrax, also called the Syrax mountain horned dragon, is a newly described lizard species from Mae Wong National Park in Thailand. The species was formally published in the taxonomy journal ZooKeys on 2 August 2026 and is placed in the genus…...