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manilatimes.net > 04/03/2026 > news > archeobot-introduced-to-speed-up-archaeological-study > 2313891

'ArcheoBot' introduced to speed up archaeological study

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (244+ words) MANILA, Philippines - An archeaeology professor of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) has introduced a robot that would help excavate archaeological sites with "greater consistency, precision, and care than via manual methods," Pawlik's work is focused on Southeast Asian archaeology,…...

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manilatimes.net > 11/21/2025 > world > americas-emea > monkey-business-neanderthals-ancient-apes-likely-kissed-too > 2228732

Monkey business: Neanderthals, ancient apes likely kissed, too

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (306+ words) LONDON " Scientists have found evidence suggesting that kissing dates back up to 21 million years and that our ape ancestors and Neanderthals likely locked lips, research published on Wednesday said. Kissing has long presented an evolutionary puzzle to scientists as it…...

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manilatimes.net > 09/01/2025 > tmt-newswire > globenewswire > china-taps-global-expertise-to-build-world-class-dinosaur-geopark > 2176834

China taps global expertise to build world-class dinosaur geopark

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (492+ words) YICHUN, China, Sept. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the sidelines of an international fossil protection forum in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, hundreds of participants eagerly picked up hammers and carefully scoured the ground for fish fossils, immersing themselves in the hands-on thrill…...

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manilatimes.net > 06/12/2025 > world > new-t-rex-ancestor-discovered-in-drawers-of-mongolian-institute > 2132208

New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (438+ words) PARIS, France " Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex, scientists said on Wednesday. This slender ancestor of the…...

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manilatimes.net > 04/08/2025 > world > scientists-genetically-engineer-wolves-resembling-extinct-dire-wolves > 2088163

Scientists genetically engineer wolves resembling extinct dire wolves

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (123+ words) Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the US, according to the company that aims to bring back lost species. Three genetically engineered wolves that may…...