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Discovery in Northern Alaska: New Fossil Species Found from the Cretaceous Arctic
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (569+ words) A discovery made in the far north of Alaska opened a new stage in the study of polar Cretaceous ecosystems. Researchers identified three unknown species of mammals that inhabited the region approximately 73 million years ago, in an environment marked by…...
Microfossils interpreted as animal traces were actually algae and bact'ria
10+ hour ago (732+ words) A reexamination of microfossils found in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul shows that the marks previously interpreted as traces of worms or other small oceanic animals are actually communities of fossilized microscopic bacteria and algae. These findings…...
T. rex's small arms may fit a 180-million-year pattern
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (712+ words) Scientists may have finally solved the riddle of Tyrannosaurus rex's small arms, which have always stood out as the oddest feature in the mightiest of dinosaurs, prompting jokes and a century-plus debate on their purpose and evolutionary history. At about…...
The Biology Came First.
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (884+ words) Detailed price information for Mindwalk Holdings Corp (HYFT-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades. The Biology Came First. Mind Walk Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HYFT) today released a systematic report identifying over 20 discovery-originated drug candidates with documented origins…...
Scientists Finally Think They Know Why T. rex Had Tiny Arms
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (816+ words) T. rex's famously tiny arms may have been the result of one terrifying evolutionary upgrade: an enormous skull built for crushing prey. Credit: Shutterstock A new study suggests T. rex and other giant predators evolved tiny arms because their massive skulls took…...
An unborn dinosaur is found inside its egg after 70 million years, and the fossil offers a rare look at the final moments before hatch day
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (844+ words) Home - Science - An unborn dinosaur is found inside its egg after 70 million years, and the fossil offers a rare look at the final moments before hatch day A fossilized egg from southern China has opened a rare window into a…...
Brazil Pushes to Reclaim Fossils Held in 14 Countries
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (465+ words) The drive: Brazil has around 20 restitution negotiations underway to recover fossils and heritage from 14 countries. Who holds them: The United States leads with eight open cases, followed by Germany with four and the United Kingdom with three. Recent wins: Returns…...
Tiny Blue Octopus Unlike Any We Know of Discovered Near The Galapagos
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (555+ words) On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball. "He's tiny! It's blue!" one excited scientist was recorded as…...
People Were Fitted With Wings in VR and Their Brains Started Treating Them Almost Like Body Parts
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (172+ words) After VR flight training, human brains began treating wings more like limbs....
China dinosaur footprints reveal one of slowest carnivorous dinosaurs recorded
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (494+ words) Discover the engineering revolution transforming modern defense with Strength, Stealth, Speed: The Very Fast Future of Advanced Defense We usually picture carnivorous dinosaurs sprinting. This one appears to have wandered through its environment at little more than tortoise pace. Researchers…...