4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (738+ words) Dunedin, Mar 2 (The Conversation) During the early to mid Miocene period, 14 to 19 million years ago, a vast lake covered much of what is now Central Otago. Along the shores of Lake Manuherikia, whose remnants are found near present-day St Bathans,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (442+ words) Deep in the sun-baked Sahara, where the shifting sands of Niger dominate, paleontologists have uncovered a remarkable discovery reshaping our understanding of the Cretaceous Period: the remains of a powerful new predator, a second species of Spinosaurus, which once prowled…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (75+ words) Scientists may have just traced the roots of navigation far deeper into Earth's past than previously believed. New research points to a 97-million-year-old internal "GPS" system that may have helped ancient animals move across vast oceans. The discovery comes from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (84+ words) A remote stretch of coastline on the Dampier Peninsula has emerged as one of the most important dinosaur fossil sites ever documented in Australia. Scientists studying the area have confirmed the presence of enormous dinosaur footprints, some measuring up to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (122+ words) Trinidad and Tobago is known for having one of the world's largest anaconda populations. Around 900,000 snakes thrive in the warm, wet climate of this small island city. Paraguay holds the second position, with nearly 800,000 anacondas living here. The river system…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (675+ words) An unusual-looking snake from Thailand is back in the spotlight after an old video resurfaced online that has left many viewers unsure of what they were seeing. Covered in thick green algae and moving slowly through water, the reptile appeared…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (356+ words) Kochi, Nov 21 (PTI) Scientists from the ICAR'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have discovered a new species of deep-sea squid from the Arabian Sea. This marks the second confirmed species of the globally rare genus Taningia. The species, scientifically named…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (272+ words) Imagine a scientist discovering something new in your vomit 110 million years from now. That is precisely what happened when researchers identified a brand-new species of flying reptile inside fossilised dinosaur vomit. The species has been named Bakiribu waridza " in the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (312+ words) A new study has found that the ancestors of modern-day flightless birds like ostriches, emus, and kiwis were once capable of flying, and may have crossed oceans by air to spread across different continents. The research, published in the journal…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (785+ words) Melbourne, Sep 16 (The Conversation) How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is central to solving the puzzle of human evolution. Unfortunately, pinning down a timeline of early human evolution has…...