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Dinos, fun, and fandoms seen at 2026 AMA-CON in Amarillo
30+ min ago (22+ words) Amarillo Globe-News Dinos, fun, and fandoms seen at 2026 AMA-CON in Amarillo...
Newly Found Thai Lizard Species Named After 'House of the Dragon' Beast
1+ hour ago (536+ words) Called "brilliant," "fantastic," and "spot on" by scientists and researchers, our acclaimed StudyFinds Analysis articles are created using an exclusive AI-based model with complete human oversight by the StudyFinds Editorial Team. For these articles, we use an unparalleled LLM process…...
Born to Home: Dinos, Rats, Garlic, and Arts | Sophie’s ELECTRIC Road Trip Part 5 | Nature | PBS
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (1840+ words) Before heading back across the USA in an electric car, science-comedian Sophie takes a tour of her home turf: finding animals at the Museum of Science, Boston; meeting future engineers at Northeastern University; and getting as stinky as possible at…...
Prehistoric-looking shoebills now raising 'baby dinosaurs' in Africa
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (323+ words) Many have seen prehistoric-looking shoebills in person or, more likely, in recent images and videos. The striking swamp birds of East and Central Africa gained notoriety last November, thanks in large part to the accompanying image. The viral image was…...
A fossil lost for 20 years just rewrote the map of dinosaur ancestry
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (1067+ words) Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history. It was in this ancient world, shortly after the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history that…...
How Prehistoric Poop Changed Earth???s Ecosystems Forever
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (595+ words) Ancient animal waste may have helped fuel the development and diversification of early marine ecosystems. Tiny pellets of fossilized waste may preserve evidence of a major transformation in early animal life. An international study led by Flinders University proposes that…...
A new Thai lizard has a name straight from House of the Dragon
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (271+ words) In the misty evergreen forests of Mae Wong National Park, western Thailand, scientists have uncovered a creature that sounds like it leaped straight out of fantasy: a new species of mountain horned dragon, Acanthosaura syrax. Named after Syrax, the dragon…...
This Fossil Upends a Decades-Old Debate About Snake Evolution
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (301+ words) More than 4,000 snake species live today, yet the evolutionary path that produced their elongated, limbless bodies remains difficult to reconstruct. Snakes are highly modified lizards, but their limited fossil record has left one of evolutionary biology’s central questions unresolved. Scientists…...
How Spain brought one of its rarest plants back from the brink of extinction
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (336+ words) The rockrose of Cartagena, an extremely rare and highly threatened Mediterranean shrub, is emerging from a critical situation thanks to the continued efforts of the Region of Murcia to restore it. With more than 800 specimens and new plantings in Atamaria,…...
State Museum Houses Bones of Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (113+ words) Lightner Communications LLC State Museum Houses Bones of Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Researchers say fossils currently housed at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg are those of a newly discovered species. Experts in New Mexico confirmed the discovery that…...