In the Sahara, researchers uncovered a previously unknown species of Spinosaurus. Its skull bore a distinctive crest un…
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Modern bird genomes still carry echoes of the asteroid that ended the age of dinosaurs. “By studying the DNA of modern birds, we can uncover patterns in genetic sequences that…
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The next time you uncork a bottle of wine, raise a glass to the dinosaurs — at least in spirit. In a new study, researchers from the Field Museum of…
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Nature & Travel
A mega‑volcano, not the asteroid: Simulation points to the Deccan Traps for dinosaur extinction
Scientists have long debated how the dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago. The dominant explanation blames a massive asteroid that struck the Yucatán Peninsula. But a team at Dartmouth College…
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Scientists have long debated when placental mammals — like humans, dogs, and bats — first appeared. A recent fossil analysis finds something striking: human ancestors were around during the age…
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Nature & Travel
Natovenator: the tiny, toothed diving dinosaur that looked like a penguin-meets-goose
An international team of paleontologists has unearthed a new dinosaur from the Gobi Desert that looks like a cross between a toothy penguin and a goose. The scientists found a…
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New evidence that the impactor came from beyond Jupiter could help resolve a long-running debate in cosmochemistry. When an asteroid struck the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, Earth…
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Researchers at the University of Bristol argue that dinosaurs’ mode of movement helps explain how they dominated the planet for so long. Huge reptiles took over the planet and ruled…
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In the scientific community, discussions about when placental mammals, which include humans, dogs, and bats, first appeared have been ongoing for a long time. Recent analysis of fossils has led…
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Hans Larsson, a vertebrate paleontologist from McGill University in Canada, discovered a rare Microraptor fossil while examining samples in museum collections in China. The remains of the dinosaur’s last meal…
