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A Hidden Cause of Neanderthal Extinction? Scientists Point to Pregnancy Risks
26+ min ago (683+ words) For decades, scientists have debated why Neanderthals vanished from the Earth roughly 40,000 years ago. Climate instability, competition with early modern humans, and limited genetic diversity have all been cited as possible causes of their extinction. One of the defining characteristics…...
300-Million-Year-Old Reptile Skin Impressions Discovered in Germany, the Oldest in History and with Exceptional Anatomical Detail
53+ min ago (526+ words) An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Lorenzo Marchetti of the Berlin Museum of Natural History, has published in the journal Current Biology the discovery of the oldest known reptile skin impressions to date. The fossils, found in the…...
Rare ancient footprints found on beach after storms strip dunes
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (107+ words) Updated on: 24 February,2026 08:34 AM IST  |  Edinburgh Agencies | Council archaeologist Bruce Mann alerted experts from the University of Aberdeen, who then rushed to the scene; only a few such prints have ever been found in England, and none previously…...
CT Scans Reveal How Triceratops Used Its Large Snout to Regulate Body Heat
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (205+ words) A fresh look at the Triceratops giant nose changes how we see this horned dinosaur's head. Researchers at the University of Tokyo used CT scans of Triceratops skulls to map out hidden details inside. Their February 2026 findings spotlight respiratory turbinate's…...
Field in the frame: fossilised Ediacaran faunal diversity - Communications Earth & Environment
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (347+ words) Fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field across time may have had wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems. Dr Tarduno and colleagues used paleomagnetic data from silicate crystals to examine the Ediacaran period. Crystal data indicated that Earth's magnetic field had decreased in…...
🐊 The "dinosaur killer" now on display
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (23+ words) " The "dinosaur killer" now on display'Techno-Science.net " The "dinosaur killer" now on display The Late Cretaceous Environment of North America...
Carbon/phosphorus burial ratio reveals a rapid spread of land plants during the Late Ordovician - Nature Ecology & Evolution
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (1729+ words) Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026)Cite this article Beerling, D. J. & Butterfield, N. J. in Fundamentals of Geobiology (eds Knoll, A. H. et al.) Ch. 11 (Blackwell, 2012). Algeo, T. J., Berner, R. A., Maynard, J. B. & Scheckler, S. E. Late Devonian oceanic anoxic events and biotic crises: "rooted" in the evolution of vascular land plants?. GSA Today…...
Chance fossil rediscovery shines new light on 250m-year-old predator
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (501+ words) Artist's reconstruction of Aphaneramma " a crocodile-like predator " from fossils found in WA's Kimberley. (Supplied: Pollyanna von Knorring) The chance rediscovery of fossil specimens first found in WA's Kimberley in the 1960s has shed new light on an ancient predator. Palaeontologists have…...
Species from 95 million years ago may have been world's first 'dragon'
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (890+ words) A newly-discovered fossil has many people convinced that researchers have uncovered a real-life dragon for the first time. The skull, which is as large as an adult person, discovered in Africa's Sahara Desert, has a long reptile-like jaw, full of…...
Take a trip through Texas’ fossil-filled past
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (143+ words) Texas Natural Science & History Museum's newly reimagined "Epic Encounters" paleontology exhibit puts visitors inches away from some of the most famous fossils ever found on Lone Star soil. The result? A fun-filled way to learn about Texas natural history for…...