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190-million-year-old “Sword Dragon” fossil rewrites ichthyosaur history
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (450+ words) A remarkably complete skeleton uncovered along the UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a previously unknown species of ichthyosaur -- a group of prehistoric marine reptiles that once dominated the world's oceans. The dolphin-sized creature, named Xiphodracon goldencapensis and nicknamed…...
A Hidden Cause of Neanderthal Extinction? Scientists Point to Pregnancy Risks
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (683+ words) For decades, scientists have debated why Neanderthals vanished from the Earth roughly 40,000 years ago. Climate instability, competition with early modern humans, and limited genetic diversity have all been cited as possible causes of their extinction. One of the defining characteristics…...
Google Wall Of Post-it Notes In Dinosaur Shape
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (55+ words) Google Wall Of Post-it Notes In Dinosaur Shape'Search Engine Roundtable Google Dinosaur Post-it Notes Wall This was posted by Paige Bailey on X. The Pulse of the search community The content at the Search Engine Roundtable are the sole opinion of…...
300-Million-Year-Old Reptile Skin Impressions Discovered in Germany, the Oldest in History and with Exceptional Anatomical Detail
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (526+ words) An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Lorenzo Marchetti of the Berlin Museum of Natural History, has published in the journal Current Biology the discovery of the oldest known reptile skin impressions to date. The fossils, found in the…...
Rare ancient footprints found on beach after storms strip dunes
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (107+ words) Updated on: 24 February,2026 08:34 AM IST  |  Edinburgh Agencies | Council archaeologist Bruce Mann alerted experts from the University of Aberdeen, who then rushed to the scene; only a few such prints have ever been found in England, and none previously…...
CT Scans Reveal How Triceratops Used Its Large Snout to Regulate Body Heat
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (205+ words) A fresh look at the Triceratops giant nose changes how we see this horned dinosaur's head. Researchers at the University of Tokyo used CT scans of Triceratops skulls to map out hidden details inside. Their February 2026 findings spotlight respiratory turbinate's…...
Marine sediments track the spread of early land plants - Nature Ecology & Evolution
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (65+ words) Marine sediments track the spread of early land plants'Nature Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date…...
Field in the frame: fossilised Ediacaran faunal diversity - Communications Earth & Environment
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (347+ words) Fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field across time may have had wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems. Dr Tarduno and colleagues used paleomagnetic data from silicate crystals to examine the Ediacaran period. Crystal data indicated that Earth's magnetic field had decreased in…...
🐊 The "dinosaur killer" now on display
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (23+ words) " The "dinosaur killer" now on display'Techno-Science.net " The "dinosaur killer" now on display The Late Cretaceous Environment of North America...
Carbon/phosphorus burial ratio reveals a rapid spread of land plants during the Late Ordovician - Nature Ecology & Evolution
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (1729+ words) Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026)Cite this article Beerling, D. J. & Butterfield, N. J. in Fundamentals of Geobiology (eds Knoll, A. H. et al.) Ch. 11 (Blackwell, 2012). Algeo, T. J., Berner, R. A., Maynard, J. B. & Scheckler, S. E. Late Devonian oceanic anoxic events and biotic crises: "rooted" in the evolution of vascular land plants?. GSA Today…...