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A rock collecting dust on a Japanese museum shelf for 30 years turned out to hide the bones of a sea monster no scientist had ever catalogued
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (317+ words) Unprepared specimens sit in museum storage for many reasons. Processing rock matrix is painstaking, time-consuming work, and institutions often lack the staff or funding to work through entire collections. A specimen can wait years — sometimes decades — before anyone returns to…...
Paleovirology: In-Depth Description
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (211+ words) Scientific Frontline Sunday, August 23, 2026 - Classification: Interdisciplinary Field (bridges virology, evolutionary biology, genomics, and bioinformatics) The Branches of Paleovirology - Evolutionary Virology: Focuses on the origins, phylogenetic relationships, and long-term mutation rates of viral lineages over geological timescales, tracing how ancient viruses…...
A 150-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Flight Mystery May Finally Have an Answer
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (578+ words) Archaeopteryx may have taken off by using two or three powerful leaps to reach the speed needed for sustained flight. With wings that could not lift high above its back and no keeled breastbone to power a modern-style launch, Archaeopteryx…...
Cumquats and dinosaurs at Gulargambone Preschool
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (127+ words) Chalk painting, games of NRL, learning about volcanoes and building magnetic block towers were all the rage this week. We loved the warmer weather towards the end of the week and spent lots of time outside enjoying the sunshine. On…...
SUNY Potsdam faculty awarded to study Paleosalinity of Ancient Sedimentary Rocks
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (68+ words) POTSDAM – Two SUNY Potsdam geoscientists have been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to investigate the chemistry of ancient waters preserved in sedimentary rocks across Atlantic Canada, … SUNY Potsdam faculty awarded to study Paleosalinity of Ancient Sedimentary Rocks North Country…...
Dino eggs steal the show!
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (470+ words) South Africa is sitting on a gold mine of historical knowledge, but sadly, most citizens remain unaware of this precious heritage. Tap here to download the FREE Daily Sun App One such hidden gem is tucked away in the eastern…...
236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Stunning Secret About the Origins of Mammal Birth
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (484+ words) An unusual growth mark in an ancient bone may help resolve a longstanding mystery surrounding the origins of mammalian reproduction. A microscopic growth mark preserved inside a 236 million-year-old fossil may help answer a longstanding question about how the ancestors of…...
Acanthosaura syrax: the new lizard species discovered in Thailand that pays tribute to "House of the Dragon"
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (247+ words) In the mountainous forests of the Mae Wong National Park, in western Thailand, scientists identified a new species of lizard named Acanthosaura syrax, in homage to Rhaenyra Targaryen’s dragon in the series House of the Dragon. The discovery was published…...
Scientists analyzed hundreds of human genomes and found DNA from two unknown ancient groups: a ghost lineage that split off 800,000 years ago, and another dating back 1.8 million years
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (749+ words) Ancient genomes reveal two unknown human groups, including a 'ghost' lineage that split off 800,000 years ago. By Kevin Montien · Editorial process Mapping our evolution through hundreds of thousands of years can be like finding out you have 20 cousins you didn’t…...
Bambu Lab 3D Printers Bring a 166-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Back to Life - 3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (651+ words) A 3D printed Megalosaurus sculpture from Jay Jay Burridge’s Dinosaurs Are Forever exhibition at Blenheim Palace. Image courtesy of Bambu Lab. Fourteen desktop 3D printers spent seven weeks producing the bones of a dinosaur that lived roughly 166 million years ago. The result…...