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Lost world" Doggerland beneath North Sea once hosted thriving Ice Age forests
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (454+ words) A vast, now-submerged landmass beneath the North'Sea " known as Doggerland " may'once have been a thriving forest ecosystem during the Ice Age, according to new research led by the University of Warwick. Long before rising sea levels swallowed it, this "lost…...
The frog that breaks its own bones to grow claws
2+ week, 1+ day ago (337+ words) Nature is full of bizarre survival tricks, but some are so extreme that they almost sound unbelievable. One such creature is a frog that literally breaks its bones to defend itself. Meet the Hairy frog'a species found in Central Africa…...
Ancient ape fossils in Egypt desert may rewrite history of human ancestors
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (489+ words) The discovery of fossils of an ape-like creature in Egypt has made scientists rethink the origin of modern apes. In the past, scientists believed that the origin of apes was in East Africa. However, the discovery of fossils of an…...
Six animals with the strangest noses on Earth
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) The star-nosed mole has one of the most unusual snouts in the world. Its nose is ringed with 22 fleshy, pink tentacles packed with thousands of touch receptors. This allows the mole to detect prey almost instantly, even in total darkness....
Astonishing" new dinosaur species discovered in the Sahara
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (470+ words) Palaeontologists have announced the discovery of a massive new dinosaur species in a remote stretch of the Sahara Desert, describing the find as both unexpected and deeply emotional. The dinosaur, named Spinosaurus mirabilis, roamed what is now Niger more than…...