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1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (647+ words) In an artist's recreation, "Spinosaurus mirabilis' stands along the river's edge over its prey some 95 million years ago. (CREDIT: Dani Navarro) A blade of bone lay half-buried in Saharan sand, shaped like a scimitar and tall enough to confuse the…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (586+ words) Rebecca Hersher | February 22, 2026 A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (520+ words) A fossil discovered decades ago in the Australian outback has resurfaced, and it's forcing scientists to take a second look. A new study has uncovered how strange amphibians that once lived in north-western Western Australia became early evolutionary success stories…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (310+ words) A new Spinosaurus species with a blade-shaped head crest has been found in Niger, reshaping understanding of dinosaur evolution and riverine hunting behavior. A new dinosaur found in the remote Sahara is changing how we view Spinosaurus evolution Spinosaurus mirabilis,…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1147+ words) Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), the world's largest lizards, undergo remarkable transformations as they mature from hatchlings to adults. These prehistoric-looking reptiles, native to Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands, display significant behavioral and physiological changes throughout their development. Young Komodos navigate a…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1724+ words) A fossil tooth rewrites where some of these giant mosasaurs lived This illustration depicts hunting freshwater mosasaurs " one in the act of feeding " at a site in North Dakota now known as the Hell Creek Formation. Mosasaurs " a fearsome group…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (490+ words) Fossils have revealed that Australia's Kimberley region was once home to a diverse community of marine amphibians shortly after the end-Permian mass extinction. The dusty plains of Western Australia's Kimberley region are a long way from the ocean. Yet, 250 million…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago  (682+ words) The texture of the crest and the network of blood vessel channels inside it indicate that it was covered in keratin, the same material found in human fingernails. Researchers believe the crest was brightly colored during the dinosaur's lifetime and…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago  (703+ words) Lecturer, School of Education, UNSW Sydney Lachlan Hart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment....

14+ hour, 4+ min ago  (275+ words) A surprising revelation has been unearthed by a team led by University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno: a new species named "Spinosaurus mirabilis. The fossil was uncovered by a... Spinosaurus mirabilis: New species ready to take center stage at Chicago Children's…...