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190-Million-Year-Old 'Sword Dragon' Found On Britain's Jurassic Coast
A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists said Friday.
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All About 'Pink Meanie', The Rare Jellyfish With 70-Foot Tentacles Found On Texas Coast
While the sting of these pink meanies is mild to humans, it can be painful. They are also sensitive to environmental changes.
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Flying To New Zealand? What You Can And Cannot Carry In Your Luggage
New Zealand's borders are famously strict, but not impossible to handle. Just know what to declare, what to carry, and what to leave behind, and you will move through smoothly.
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"Jaw-Droppingly Weird" Dinosaur From Morocco Was Studded With Spikes
Around 165 million years ago, on a coastal floodplain in what is now Morocco lived one of the most extreme dinosaurs on record, lavishly adorned with armour and spikes - some about three feet long - unlike that of any other known creature.
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Indian Snake Species Can Still Inject Venom Hours After Death, New Study Reveals
The research team, led by Susmita Thakur from Namrup College in Assam, documented three incidents involving venomous snakes.
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This Whale Species Was Smaller Than A Bed. Fossil Found On Australia Beach
A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an Australian beach has allowed paleontologists to identify a rare, entirely new species that could unlock mysteries of whale evolution.
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Ethiopian Fossils Reveal New Species In Human Evolutionary Tree
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place.
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The Mystery Of Ancient 'Hobbit' Humans And Clues In New Stone Tools Discovery
Scientists have found stone tools that date back between 1 million and 1.5 million years on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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Evolutionary Origins Of Potato Revealed. And A Tomato Was Involved
The potato is one of the world's food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Andes region of South America before spreading globally from the 16th century.
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Unique Eggs Help Scientists Identify Insect Species In Australia Weighing As Much As Golf Ball
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country.
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Scientists Find 200 Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile Species
The pterosaur is approximately 209 million years old, dating back to the late Triassic period.
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Could Trees Really Know When The Summer Solstice Is? What Studies Reveal
People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans arent the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time. Studies are showing the summer solstice is an important cue for plants too.
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China’s Dragon Man Skull Found to Belong to Denisovan Lineage
A 146,000-year-old skull discovered in Harbin, China, has been confirmed as Denisovan using ancient DNA and protein analysis. Named “Dragon Man,” the fossil is the most complete Denisovan specimen to date, offering a new understanding of human evolution and Denisovan presence across Ice Age Asia.
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One Of India's Largest Tunnel-Style Aquariums To Open In Hyderabad Soon. See Details
The new facility will showcase exotic fish species from Asia, Africa and the Americas.
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New T-Rex Ancestor Discovered In Drawers Of Mongolian Institute
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 Wednesday.
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190-Million-Year-Old 'Sword Dragon' Found On Britain's Jurassic Coast
A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists said Friday.
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All About 'Pink Meanie', The Rare Jellyfish With 70-Foot Tentacles Found On Texas Coast
While the sting of these pink meanies is mild to humans, it can be painful. They are also sensitive to environmental changes.
-
Flying To New Zealand? What You Can And Cannot Carry In Your Luggage
New Zealand's borders are famously strict, but not impossible to handle. Just know what to declare, what to carry, and what to leave behind, and you will move through smoothly.
-
"Jaw-Droppingly Weird" Dinosaur From Morocco Was Studded With Spikes
Around 165 million years ago, on a coastal floodplain in what is now Morocco lived one of the most extreme dinosaurs on record, lavishly adorned with armour and spikes - some about three feet long - unlike that of any other known creature.
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Indian Snake Species Can Still Inject Venom Hours After Death, New Study Reveals
The research team, led by Susmita Thakur from Namrup College in Assam, documented three incidents involving venomous snakes.
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This Whale Species Was Smaller Than A Bed. Fossil Found On Australia Beach
A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an Australian beach has allowed paleontologists to identify a rare, entirely new species that could unlock mysteries of whale evolution.
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Ethiopian Fossils Reveal New Species In Human Evolutionary Tree
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place.
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The Mystery Of Ancient 'Hobbit' Humans And Clues In New Stone Tools Discovery
Scientists have found stone tools that date back between 1 million and 1.5 million years on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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Evolutionary Origins Of Potato Revealed. And A Tomato Was Involved
The potato is one of the world's food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Andes region of South America before spreading globally from the 16th century.
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Unique Eggs Help Scientists Identify Insect Species In Australia Weighing As Much As Golf Ball
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country.
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Scientists Find 200 Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile Species
The pterosaur is approximately 209 million years old, dating back to the late Triassic period.
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Could Trees Really Know When The Summer Solstice Is? What Studies Reveal
People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans arent the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time. Studies are showing the summer solstice is an important cue for plants too.
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China’s Dragon Man Skull Found to Belong to Denisovan Lineage
A 146,000-year-old skull discovered in Harbin, China, has been confirmed as Denisovan using ancient DNA and protein analysis. Named “Dragon Man,” the fossil is the most complete Denisovan specimen to date, offering a new understanding of human evolution and Denisovan presence across Ice Age Asia.
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One Of India's Largest Tunnel-Style Aquariums To Open In Hyderabad Soon. See Details
The new facility will showcase exotic fish species from Asia, Africa and the Americas.
-
New T-Rex Ancestor Discovered In Drawers Of Mongolian Institute
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 Wednesday.
