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In Spain, paleontologists have unearthed the best-preserved stegosaurus skull ever found in all of Europe.
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (853+ words) Among all dinosaurs, few are as easy to recognize as the stegosaurus, with its characteristic bony plates on its back and pointed spikes on its tail. But, as famous as it is, there is one part of it that scientists…...
Dino Safari " March 4 to November 1
15+ hour, 46+ min ago (455+ words) Email us at hello@bhamnow. com for more promotional options, including Instagram, Newsletters, video shorts + more. Check out what we've done for other clients. Your Birmingham Zoo is excited to announce Dino Safari will stomp, roar, and rumble into the…...
Crabs have walked sideways for 200 million years " and it may have started with a single evolutionary moment
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (590+ words) Most of us are so used to seeing how crabs move that they instantly bring to mind their signature sideways crawl. And as soon as we see them crawling sideways, we know that is simply how they operate. It looks…...
Blenheim Palace launches major new dinosaur exhibition
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (469+ words) Blenheim Palace will soon welcome visitors to a new immersive experience on dinosaurs. The palace will host Dinosaurs Are Forever, an outdoor exhibition running from August 11 to November 1, featuring full-scale dinosaur sculptures by artist Jay Jay Burridge. At the heart…...
Preserving a creature from prehistoric times
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (142+ words) Talk to anyone whou2019s lived in Duxbury for many years about horseshoe crabs and you will hear stories about how these ancient animals were way more plentiful than they are today. They could be seen everywhere during the spring spawning season,…...
Dinosaur collagen used to create one-of-a-kind handbag
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) AMSTERDAM " Scientists and designers unveiled on Thursday a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the US in a unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather. The teal-colored bag will be displayed on a…...
Unearth a story at the library with Summer Reading Challenge
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (101+ words) READING CAN BE FUN " The Haywood County Public Library offers fun activities with the Summer Reading Challenge. SUMMER READING CHALLENGE " People of all ages can participate in the Summer Reading Challenge through Haywood County Public Libraries. June marks the start…...
New crocodile relative discovered in 210-million-year-old New Mexico fossils
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (157+ words) Scientists discover 210-million-year-old crocodile relative in New Mexico fossils Mid-day Scientists discover 210-million-year-old crocodile relative in New Mexico fossils 03 June, 2026 08: 23 AM IST | Santa Fe | Agencies Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa (left) and Hesperosuchus agilis (right). PIC COURTESY/Julio Lacerda A newly identified prehistoric…...
Earth has gone through five mass extinction events in its history, each wiping out the majority of life on the planet " and many biologists argue we are currently in the early stages of the sixth, caused not by an asteroid or a volcanic eruption but by a single species changing the planet's atmosphere, oceans, and ecosystems faster than other species can adapt
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (1042+ words) The fossil record contains the unambiguous evidence of five separate occasions on which most of the species alive at the time died, in geological terms, very quickly. According to the Natural History Museum's reference on mass extinctions, a mass extinction…...
Scorpions the size of LABRADORS roamed Britain 415 million years ago
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (837+ words) A terrifying giant scorpion measuring 3. 2 feet (one metre) long roamed Britain 415 million years ago, a new study has found. With a length comparable to that of a Labrador and armed with pincers over 6. 3 inches (16cm) long, Praearcturus gigas would have been…...