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This whopping, record-breaking wasp's nest was 7 metres long – that's bigger than a Cadillac – and found inside a house
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (315+ words) The world's biggest wasp nest is longer than a Cadillac and shaped like a nose Next time you're thinking about buying a car, picture this. In 1963, a wasp nest was discovered on a farm in Waimauku, New Zealand, that was…...
Mysterious animal discovered in Utah's Great Salt Lake. It may exist nowhere else on Earth
3+ week, 5+ day ago (558+ words) Scientists say they're not sure exactly how the newly discovered species found its way into the enormous US lake. A new species of worm has been discovered in the Great Salt Lake in Utah, the'largest saltwater lake in the Western…...
16,000 dinosaur footprints discovered in Bolivia. It's the largest collection ever found
3+ week, 5+ day ago (319+ words) Some of the footprints recorded are 30 cm in diameter " that's the size of a large frying pan. More than 16,000 dinosaur footprints have been recorded at Carreras Pampas in Torotoro National Park, Bolivia. According to a new study of the site,…...
Deadly prehistoric snakes the length of a bus, 7 tonne crocodiles and supersized penguins almost 2 metres high - 11 animals that used to be bigger
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1405+ words) Discover the extraordinary prehistoric giants " from mega-sloths to monster sharks " that once made today's animals look miniature. For most of Earth's history, 'giant' wasn't the exception " it was the rule. Long before modern ecosystems took shape, our planet teemed with…...
Scientists extract DNA from 'vampire squid from hell’ – and uncover 300-million-year-old secret
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (471+ words) When researchers sequenced the genome of this elusive deep-sea creature, they found clues about how squids and octopuses evolved into so many species. Half a mile beneath the ocean's surface, a secretive creature drifts in the dark. It has eight…...
Mega-shark remains found on beach in Australia. Experts say it was absolutely massive
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) After examining the fossils, scientists think the huge prehistoric predator would have measured up to eight metres in length and weighed significantly more than today's great white sharks. The fossils of a gigantic shark have been found on a stretch…...
Researchers abseil deep into Nevada cave and discover 580,000 years of climate history
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) A one-metre-long core of calcite extracted from a cave wall in the southwestern United States has offered researchers a rare insight into how climate has changed over the past six ice ages" Traditionally, climate scientists have relied on ice cores…...
Soft tissue of 40,000-year-old Siberian mammoth offers astonishing glimpse into final moments of its life
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) For the first time ever, scientists have successfully extracted RNA from a woolly mammoth, with analysis supporting suggestions the Ice Age animal was attacked by cave lions shortly before his death. As part of a landmark study, a team of…...
85-million-year-old dinosaur eggs found in China. What they reveal is wild
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (617+ words) What the researchers discovered could change our understanding of not only dinosaur evolution and extinction, but global environmental change too" A team of scientists have used a new dating method, known as in-situ carbonate uranium-lead (U-Pb) dating, to find out…...
1.1-million-year-old mammoth discovered in Siberian wilderness. What scientists find in its DNA has got them excited
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (493+ words) A groundbreaking study has shed new light on the microbiomes of mammoths by examining hundreds of remains, including those of a steppe mammoth found near the Adycha River in northeastern Russia. When it comes to interactions between animals and microbes…...