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Dinosaur fossils unearthed during parking lot construction at national park
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (394+ words) A routine parking lot project at Dinosaur National Monument has unearthed dinosaur fossils at the site for the first time in more than a century. Workers uncovered the fossils near the Quarry Exhibit Hall after removing asphalt in mid-September, exposing…...
T. Rex Took Way Longer Than We Thought to Get Gigantic
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (384+ words) According to a new study published in PeerJ, the Tyrannosaurus rex, the largest land predator to ever live, may have needed 35 to 40 years to reach its full, gigantic size. That's significantly longer than scientists previously thought. A team of researchers…...
A Wolf Pup’s Last Meal Changed What We Know About Woolly Rhino Extinction
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (402+ words) A frozen wolf pup that died more than 14,000 years ago has become an unlikely archivist of extinction. Inside its stomach, scientists found preserved flesh from a woolly rhino, and that grisly detail has now helped answer a long-running question about…...
Scientists reconstruct woolly rhino’s genome from a wolf's stomach
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (1076+ words) A scrap of tissue, preserved for thousands of years inside an ancient wolf, has given scientists a rare look at a woolly rhinoceros that lived right near the species" end." What they found is not the slow, sad genetic unraveling…...
Archaeology discovery unearthed by National Trust as incredible 340-million-year-old fossils unexpectedly found
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (400+ words) The level of detail visible on the specimens was unlike anything the National Trust had previously encountered in the area National Trust staff have unearthed remarkable fossils dating back 340 million years within a dry stonewall in Staffordshire's White Peak region....
Large dinosaurs and mammoths were much slower than previously thought
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (606+ words) The enormous body mass of sauropods, mastodons and mammoths imposes limitations on bones, joints, available forces and physiology. According to the authors of a new study, for the largest sauropods, which weigh up to 50 tons, maximum speeds are around 10 km…...
New dinosaur fossils excavated at Dinosaur National Monument
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (188+ words) DINOSAUR, Colo. " Paleontologists removed new dinosaur fossils from a parking lot construction site at Utah's Dinosaur National Monument on Friday. The National Park Service reported that the fossils were identified on Sept. 16, 2025, when construction crews removed a portion of the…...
Homo Erectus May Have Mastered Language Long Before Us, New Study Reveals
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (401+ words) A new study challenges long-held beliefs about early human speech, suggesting Homo erectus may have been the first to master language. For decades, the origins of human speech have remained one of science's most captivating mysteries. A new study published…...
Dino-mate! Dinosaur’s painful hookups were literally bone-crushing, study shows
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (13+ words) Dino-mate! Dinosaur's painful hookups were literally bone-crushing, study shows'AOL.com...
What Rhinos Eat and Why They’re Surprisingly Picky
18+ hour, 48+ min ago (1252+ words) Rhinoceroses, often called the living tanks of the animal kingdom, may appear to be indiscriminate eaters due to their massive size and prehistoric appearance. However, these magnificent creatures are surprisingly selective when it comes to their dietary choices. Despite weighing…...