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npr. org > 05/17/2026 > nx-s1-5736537 > in-washington-anyone-can-volunteer-to-dig-up-ancient-treasures-like-mammoth-bones

In Washington, anyone can volunteer to dig up ancient treasures like mammoth bones: NPR

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (19+ words) In Washington state, volunteers have helped researchers by digging up mammoth bones and other ancient natural artifacts for years....

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npr. org > 05/14/2026 > nx-s1-5819740 > dinosaur-thailand-sauropod-giant-asia-paleontology

Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (505+ words) An artistic illustration of the Nagatitan, the largest dinosaur discovered in Southeast Asia. Patchanop Boonsai hide caption Researchers have identified a new species of dinosaur in Thailand, the largest found in Southeast Asia. It would have been about 90 feet long…...

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npr. org > 04/25/2026 > nx-s1-5793988-e1 > researchers-find-evidence-for-possibly-the-largest-invertebrates-colossal-octopuses

Researchers find evidence for possibly the largest invertebrates " colossal octopuses

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (45+ words) NPR Researchers find evidence for possibly the largest invertebrates " colossal octopuses Fossil research shows that an enormous "kraken-like" octopus stalked the seas during the Cretaceous period, competing with large apex predators. Become an NPR sponsor...

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npr. org > 10/30/2025 > nx-s1-5589172 > tyrannosaurus-rex-dueling-dinosaurs-fossil-new-species

Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1379+ words) In this illustration, a pack of Nanotyrannus attacks a juvenile T. rex. Scientists say a well-known fossil shows that there was more than one tyrannosaur species roaming what is now western North America. Anthony Hutchings/Friends of the NC Museum of…...

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npr. org > 02/22/2026 > nx-s1-5722918 > new-dinosaur-spinosaurus-fossil-niger-horn-sereno

Newly discovered dinosaur species was a fish-eater with a huge horn

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (480+ words) Paleontologists Paul Sereno and Dan Vidal take notes on a massive hind limb of a new long-necked dinosaur, its femur measuring nearly 2m in length, at the Jenguebi dig site in Niger in November 2022. Matthew Irving/Fossil Lab/University of Chicago…...

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npr. org > transcripts > nx-s1-5741107

Opinion: An ancient, sophisticated palate

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (329+ words) NPR We might look at cave paintings and conclude that our prehistoric ancestors speared a bison or saber-toothed tiger and just hefted their carcasses into a fire. But new research suggests that our forebears had more varied and cosmopolitan tastes,…...

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npr. org > 03/09/2026 > nx-s1-5693064 > dinosaur-fossil-age-crocodile-bone-science

What crocodile bones teach us about dinosaurs: Short Wave

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (458+ words) Paleontologists have often determined how old a dinosaur was by counting the growth rings in its bones. Just like with trees, it was thought that each ring corresponded to a single year of age. But researchers who studied crocodiles at…...

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npr. org > 02/05/2026 > nx-s1-5693856 > crocodile-farm-bones-dinosaur-growth-mystery

Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1377+ words) By looking at thin slices of crocodile bones, University of Cape Town paleobiologist Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan has concluded that researchers may have been overestimating some dinosaur ages. "It changes how we think about dinosaur growth," she says. Tommy Trenchard for NPR…...

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npr. org > 02/04/2026 > g-s1-107656 > how-a-black-fossil-digger-became-a-superstar-in-the-very-white-world-of-paleontology

How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1838+ words) Lazarus Kgasi entered the orbit of paleontology on a whim. After high school, he needed to support his family. He worked a couple of odd jobs before he was hired as a fossil digger. It would forever change his life....

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npr. org > 02/02/2026 > nx-s1-5684171 > the-method-for-estimating-a-dinosaurs-age-at-death-may-be-off-research-suggests

The method for estimating a dinosaurs' age at death may be off, research suggests

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (59+ words) NPR The method for estimating a dinosaurs' age at death may be off, research suggests A growing body of research on dinosaurs' closest living relatives suggests the method that's been used to estimate how old a dinosaur was when it…...