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wsls. com > tech > 06/10/2026 > scientists-discover-a-deep-whale-graveyard-that-is-teeming-with-life

Scientists discover a deep whale graveyard that is teeming with life

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (438+ words) This undated image provided by Peng Zhou shows a Chinese submersible recovering fossilized whale bones from the deep seafloor, southeastern Indian Ocean, in the Diamantina Fracture Zone. (Global TREn D, IDSSE via AP) NEW YORK " Scientists have unearthed communities of…...

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wsls. com > news > local > 04/30/2026 > watch-10-news-interview-with-virginia-tech-student-who-identified-new-dinosaur

WATCH: 10 News interview with Virginia Tech student who identified new dinosaur

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (77+ words) Rachel Lucas, Anchor and Health Reporter ROANOKE, Va. " Not everyone can say they have discovered a new dinosaur, but Virginia Tech student Simba Srivastava can! Earlier this year, Srivastava identified the fossil of a meat-eating dinosaur that is thought to…...

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wsls. com > video > news > 04/30/2026 > 10-news-interview-simba-srivastava-virginia-tech-student-who-identified-new-dinosaur

10 News interview: Simba Srivastava, Virginia Tech student who identified new dinosaur

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (145+ words) WSLS 10 News interview: Simba Srivastava, Virginia Tech student who identified new dinosaur Earlier this year, Srivastava identified the fossil of a meat-eating dinosaur that is thought to be three times older than the T. rex, the only one of its kind…...

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wsls. com > video > news > 04/30/2026 > simba-srivastava-the-virginia-tech-student-who-identified-a-new-dinosaur

Simba Srivastava: The Virginia Tech student who identified a new dinosaur!

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (134+ words) WSLS This is a modal window. Simba Srivastava: The Virginia Tech student who identified a new dinosaur! Why Your Sciatic Nerve Won't Heal (What Most Doctors Miss) Dementia and Memory Loss Have Been Linked to a Common Habit. Do You…...

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wsls. com > news > local > 04/15/2026 > virginia-tech-student-identifies-new-meat-eating-dinosaur-three-times-older-than-t-rex

Virginia Tech student identifies new meat-eating dinosaur three times older than T. rex

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (389+ words) A Virginia Tech student just made a discovery that's giving scientists something to roar about. On the surface, it might look like just a lumpy, pockmarked fossil, but for senior geosciences major Simba Srivastava, it's a window into a meat-eating…...

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wsls. com > tech > 10/23/2025 > dinosaurs-were-thriving-in-north-america-before-the-mass-extinction-asteroid-strike-study-suggests

Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (450+ words) This illustration provided by researchers in October 2025 depicts an Alamosaurus sanjuanensis in southern North America as an asteroid hits the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. (Natalia Jagielska/New Mexico State University via AP) Scientists have long debated whether…...

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wsls. com > news > world > 04/09/2026 > scientists-say-the-worlds-oldest-octopus-fossil-isnt-an-octopus-after-all

Scientists say the world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (530+ words) LONDON " A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world's oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it's not an octopus at all. Newly published research concludes that fossilized remains listed by Guinness World Records as the…...

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wsls. com > news > world > 08/15/2025 > ethiopian-fossil-lucy-leaves-for-her-first-exhibition-in-europe

Ethiopian fossil Lucy leaves for her first exhibition in Europe

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (509+ words) ADDIS ABABA " The human ancestor fossil known as Lucy left Ethiopia for display in a European museum, Ethiopian national media reported Friday, citing Tourism Minister Selamawit Kassa. Lucy's skeleton, which is 40% complete, left Ethiopia on Friday and will be displayed…...

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