14+ hour, 19+ min ago  (586+ words) A new Spinosaurus species with a tall, blade-like crest on its head was discovered in what is now Niger. Researchers named it Spinosaurus mirabilis. It lived around 95 million years ago in an area with plenty of rivers. The new discovery…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (579+ words) A new study has shown that an app powered by artificial intelligence could help users identify ancient dinosaur footprints. For decades, scientists have analyzed dinosaur tracks made millions of years ago and puzzled over whether they belonged to meat-eating predators,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (586+ words) A 407-million-year-old fossil may belong to an unknown branch of life, according to a new study. In 1843, a Canadian geologist named William Edmond Logan discovered this large, log-shaped fossil in Quebec, Canada. It was located along the shores of Gasp…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (582+ words) In the past, analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex bones suggested that the enormous dinosaurs died by the age of 30. But a new study of T. rex leg bones suggests that they may have lived longer than previously thought. Now, scientists believe they…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (614+ words) More than a decade ago, the mummified remains of two ancient wolf pups were uncovered from within the Siberian permafrost. A piece of flesh from a woolly rhinoceros was found inside one of the pups" stomachs. The DNA from that…...