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nypost.com > 02/20/2026 > science > scientists-discover-dino-from-hell-with-sword-protruding-from-head

Skull of ‘dinosaur from Hell’ discovered with sword jutting from its head

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (509+ words) It was a spine-tingling discovery. "This find was so sudden and amazing, it was really emotional for our team," said study co-author Paul Sereno, a professor of organismal biology and anatomy at the University of Chicago, Popular Science reported. The…...

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nypost.com > 01/20/2026 > science > scientists-reveal-how-long-the-t-rex-dinosaur-took-to-grow

Scientists reveal how long a T. Rex dinosaur took to grow to its full size

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (480+ words) A group of researchers has estimated how long it took'Tyrannosaurus rex'to reach its full size " and the time period is significantly longer than scientists previously believed. The dinosaur is believed to have been Earth's largest land predator. It may have…...

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nypost.com > 01/18/2026 > science > dinosaur-fossils-found-amid-parking-lot-construction-at-national-park

Dinosaur fossils unearthed during parking lot construction at Utah national park

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (287+ words) A routine parking lot project at Dinosaur National Monument has unearthed'dinosaur fossils'at the site for the first time in more than a century. Workers uncovered the fossils near the Quarry Exhibit Hall after removing asphalt in mid-September, exposing'dinosaur-bearing sandstone, the…...

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nypost.com > 01/17/2026 > us-news > bone-crushing-dino-hookups-were-all-the-rage-in-prehistoric-eras

Dino-mate! Dinosaur’s painful hookups were literally bone-crushing, study shows

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (538+ words) Dinosaurs liked it rough " and the fossils they left behind prove it. Top paleontologists have discovered that mating between some species of prehistoric behemoths was so violent that they literally broke each other's bones, a new study in the journal…...

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nypost.com > 01/12/2026 > science > new-species-of-giant-green-anaconda-discovered-in-never-before-seen-footage

New species of giant green anaconda discovered in never-before-seen footage

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (517+ words) This is Ecuador's Wild Wild West. Never-before-seen video shows the dramatic moment that scientists encountered a new anaconda species while filming the National Geographic travel series "Pole to Pole with Will Smith." The footage was captured last year, but was…...

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nypost.com > 01/12/2026 > science > archaeologists-uncovered-the-remains-of-ancient-man-who-survived-a-brutal-encounter-with-a-lion

Archaeologists uncovered the remains of man who lived 6,000 years ago — and survived a brutal lion encounter

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (466+ words) Archaeologists recently uncovered'the remains of a young man who lived 6,000 years ago " and survived a brutal encounter with a lion. A study published in the February 2026 edition of the peer-reviewed Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports focuses on a Late Eneolithic…...

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nypost.com > 12/23/2025 > science > limping-dinosaurs-twisted-path-puzzles-paleontologists-150-million-years-later

Limping dinosaur’s twisted path puzzles paleontologists 150 million years later

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (603+ words) Paleontologists may have uncovered the traces of a dinosaur that may have been limping, thanks to'fossilized footprints'preserved in stone for over 150 million years. In a Nov. 25 press release from the University of Queensland (UQ), Australian officials announced that the discovery…...

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nypost.com > 12/14/2025 > science > monstrous-shark-cardabiodontids-ruled-ancient-australian-seas-before-megalodon

Researchers say monstrous shark ruled ancient seas before megalodon

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (640+ words) In the age of dinosaurs " before whales, great whites or the bus-sized'megalodon" a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the Cretaceous period. Researchers studying huge vertebrae discovered on a beach near…...

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nypost.com > 11/26/2025 > world-news > mystery-owner-of-3-4-million-year-old-foot-in-africa-identified-study

Mystery owner of 3-million-year-old fossilized foot in Africa ID’d: study

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (415+ words) A strange fossilized foot unearthed in Ethiopia over a decade ago may finally have an identity, according to scientists. A new study argues that the 3.4 million-year-old "Burtele foot," discovered in 2009, belonged to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a controversial human relative that lived…...

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nypost.com > 10/30/2025 > science > dueling-dinosaurs-fossil-long-thought-to-include-young-t-rex-actually-contains-different-species-scientists

‘Dueling dinosaurs’ fossil long thought to include young T. rex actually contains different species: scientists

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (424+ words) Two dinosaurs fossilized in combat, originally thought to involve a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex testing its mettle against a Triceratops, actually features a separate species frequently confused with the carnivore, scientists revealed Thursday. The "dueling dinosaurs" fossil was first unearthed in…...