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The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain
22+ hour, 23+ min ago The human chin has long been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose The human body is a machine whose many parts " from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain " have been…...
Researchers bring Jurassic Park-style DNA study to life
4+ day, 4+ hour ago I LET MOSQUITOS FEED ON ME WITH VID By Kiara Wells Watch as one medical entomologist shares the reasons why she lets jars full of mosquitos feed from her arm. Veronique Paris, 35, from Melbourne, Australia, has been documenting her work…...
This Jurassic Park science is now a reality
4+ day, 7+ hour ago Researchers say they can use the talents of pesky blood-sucking mosquitoes to their benefit In the 1993 blockbuster film Jurassic Park, scientists brought dinosaurs back into existence by extracting their DNA from blood sucked by mosquitoes that had been frozen in…...
Thousands of dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics venue in Italy
5+ day, 30+ min ago Paleontologists hailed the discovery which was found on Alpine cliffs Thousands of dinosaur footprints, stretching for kilometres, have been uncovered on a near-vertical rock face in Italy's Stelvio National Park. Paleontologists are hailing the discovery, located over 2,000 metres above sea…...
A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue
5+ day, 12+ hour ago The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking for the sheer number of footprints, estimated at as many as 20,000 over some five kilometers (three miles), and the location near the Swiss border, once a prehistoric coastal area, that has…...
‘Spectacular’ dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics venue
5+ day, 15+ hour ago The dinosaur footprints have been found with the Winter Olympics less than two months away Thousands of dinosaur footprints, stretching for kilometres, have been uncovered on a near-vertical rock face in Italy's Stelvio National Park. Paleontologists are hailing the discovery,…...
It was a competitive year for dinosaur discoveries – here are the top finds
6+ day, 9+ hour ago One of the most spectacular findings was a 2m long Huayracursor, found in 228-million-year-old rocks in the Andes In 2025, dinosaurs were everywhere. In May, the BBC revived its landmark series Walking With Dinosaurs, while July saw the release of Jurassic World…...
Scientists say ‘Little Foot’ may hold clues to a new species
6+ day, 17+ hour ago Scientists say "Little Foot" may hold clues to a new species - The 'Little Foot' fossil, discovered in South Africa's Sterkfontein Caves, may represent an entirely new species of human ancestor. - Previously, the fossil was widely believed to belong to the…...
Iconic ‘Little Foot’ may actually be new human species, scientists say
1+ week, 19+ min ago Specimen found in South Africa was widely thought to be member of ape-like human ancestor family that lived nearly 2 million years ago One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found could be an entirely new species, according to…...
Prehistoric sea monster bigger than a killer whale may have terrorised rivers too
1+ week, 1+ day ago The mosasaur may have occupied a similar niche to modern-day saltwater crocodiles A giant ocean predator that terrorised the seas during the time of the dinosaurs may have also hunted in rivers, a tooth fossil discovered in North Dakota suggests....