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Utah Paleontologist celebrates landmark dinosaur discovery with rare Explorers Club flag
23+ hour, 50+ min ago (43+ words) Yahoo A Utah paleontologist is sharing her experience after completing excavation work tied to the first dinosaur discovery in the American West and returning a rare Explorers Club expedition flag in New York....
The Ancient Roots of the Crab Walk
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (279+ words) It wasn't a lateral evolutionary move 4: 00 PM CDT on April 22, 2026 To find out, the research team selected 50 species of true crabs, placed them in a circular arena, and recorded their movements with an overhead video camera. After conducting a behavioral…...
Oldest dinosaur tracksite in Northeast Asia discovered: evidence shows large dinosaurs ranges as far as northern Mongolia 120 million years ago
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (511+ words) Joint Research Team; Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Okayama University of Science Two parallel trackways of large sauropods overlap and extend toward the upper left of the image, forming a series of large, oval-shaped depressions. The overlapping pattern indicates that…...
Chromeornis funkyi: 800 stones in dinosaur-bird's gully reveal extinction clues
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (37+ words) 112. ua A Sparrow-Sized Dinosaur Bird with 800 Stomach Stones Offers Clues to Mass Extinction. A New Feathered Dinosaur Species Discovered The Broader Impact of Paleontology...
Eating rocks | Paleontology
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Paleontologist Uncovers Giant Ice Age Creatures From 100, 000 Years Ago in Texas Cave
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (427+ words) Indian Defence Review...
Massive Australian dinosaur is described by scientists as a 'picky eater with a nose for good food"
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (895+ words) Most people picture dinosaurs as either fierce hunters or slow plant-eaters that grazed on anything in sight. But one Australian dinosaur, Muttaburrasaurus langdoni, didn't quite fit that simple idea. It seems this massive creature had a taste for select foods…...
Rare chance to tour fossil-rich land east of Colorado Springs
14+ hour, 15+ min ago (512+ words) Rugged bluffs and a surprisingly green, forested part of Colorado Springs" eastern plains are known among researchers of natural and human history. Among the broader public, Corral Bluffs and Jimmy Camp Creek are lesser known." But people can get familiar…...
The ecology of bacterial attachment to phytoplankton - Nature Microbiology
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (1692+ words) M. F. , O. M. and R. S. conceived of the study idea and wrote the paper. M. F. and O. M. researched the literature. Correspondence to Roman Stocker. Nature Microbiology thanks Einat Segev, Shady Amin and Nofar Yehuda for their contribution to the peer review of this work. Supplementary Note…...
Travel Through Time Without Leaving Buenos Aires: Walk Among Dinosaurs and Discover the Origin of Humankind in This New Immersive Experience
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (337+ words) The immersive exhibition that was a hit in Paris is coming to Buenos Aires with a journey through 3. 5 billion years of history. Immerse yourself in the origins of the world without leaving the city After its run in Paris, an…...