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If it walks like a duck — it’s a dinosaur
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (188+ words) ALBUQUERQUE — Paleontologists from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science have identified a new genus of two-legged dinosaur that lived in New Mexico more than 70 million years ago. “This new work illustrates the dynamic nature of dinosaur studies as…...
80-million-year-old snake brain reveals a surprising evolutionary secret
37+ min ago (370+ words) More than 4,000 snake species live today, all descended from heavily modified lizard ancestors. Yet scientists still do not fully understand how snakes developed their long, limbless bodies. Because early snake fossils are rare, researchers have struggled to determine which environments…...
90% of People Are Right-Handed. New Study Tells Us Why
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (610+ words) A landmark study suggests that the evolution of larger human brains and smaller faces was shaped not only by natural selection, but also by chance, biological constraints, and cultural innovation. Why do nearly nine out of ten people rely mainly…...
Scientists Validate Darwin???s Theory in Saxifraga candelabrum
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (225+ words) Scientists Validate Darwin’s Theory in Saxifraga candelabrum GK Today Scientists Validate Darwin’s Theory in Saxifraga candelabrum Saxifraga candelabrum, an alpine flowering plant native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Hengduan Mountains of China, has been confirmed as carnivorous in a…...
This school-bus-sized “terror croc” ate dinosaurs. Now it’s back
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (805+ words) A massive crocodilian capable of attacking dinosaurs has been brought back to life as the first scientifically accurate mounted skeleton of Deinosuchus schwimmeri. The 31-foot replica at Georgia’s Tellus Science Museum was built from detailed fossil scans and more than…...
How did dinosaurs mate with all those dangerous spikes, claws and plates? It wouldn't have been easy???
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (193+ words) Wondering how dinosaurs mated? With difficulty, says JV Chamary. Dinosaurs, like all animals, needed to reproduce to ensure the survival of their species, but exactly how they mated remains a subject of scientific investigation. While no direct evidence has been…...
Fossils Reveal Early Four-Limbed Animals Hatched as Miniature Adults
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (467+ words) Reviewed by Patrisha Antonaros Research led by Jason D. Pardo (Field Museum of Natural History) Baby crocodile-like early tetrapods called embolomeres. New fossil evidence suggests that these embolomeres did not undergo a metamorphosis the way that modern amphibians do when growing…...
???Window into the age of primitive insects???: New bristletail species found on Dolsando Island after 25 years
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (1029+ words) A previously undocumented insect has emerged from the damp leaf litter and rocky crevices of Dolsando Island in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. It is a new species of jumping bristletail, an ancient group of insects often described as “living fossils…...
On the origin of feces: how animal poo drove Earthâs greatest evolutionary event
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (622+ words) As all children learn, everyone poos. But when did this begin? And what evolutionary and environmental changes accompanied the dawn of dung? Going further, is the evolution of excrement the reason we exist? Our new research suggests the evolution of…...
Smithsonian Releases Updated 3D Scan of Triceratops for Makers and Educators
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (148+ words) Hold onto your filament: The Smithsonian just dropped a Triceratops. The famed museum recently posted an updated 3D scan of its complete Triceratops horridus, ready for makers who prefer fossil-grade accuracy over cartoon dinosaurs. Print it for the classroom, your desk,…...