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Gap-toothed Neanderthal child brought to life in new museum gallery
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (1306+ words) Fri 15th May, 2026 An image of Neanderthal child Flint based on a forensic reconstruction by paleoartist Mauricio Anton of a skull found in Devil's Tower Cave in 1926. A new addition to the Gibraltar National Museum is set to draw international attention,…...
Lost Bibliotheca Palatina manuscript identified in university library collection
18+ min ago (254+ words) The manuscript was bought by Heidelberg University Library from an antiquarian bookseller in 1937, although its connection to the Bibliotheca Palatina was not recognised at the time. Library staff have now identified the codex as part of the historic Renaissance collection,…...
Ice Age Britons Returned 500 Years Earlier Than Thought
53+ min ago (254+ words) The research matters because Britain was still joined to the continent. Reindeer and horses were moving into expanding grazing grounds, and people could follow them across a landmass not yet cut off by the sea. It adds a new twist…...
Detecting Colinear Blocks and Evolution with MCScan X
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (817+ words) In the ever-evolving landscape of genomic research, the detection of colinear blocks and the study of synteny have become critical for understanding the architecture and evolutionary history of genomes. The recent addendum to the MCScan X protocol, presented by Zhang,…...
Fernbank Museum is hosting a Dinosaur Summer with a brand new special exhibit,'T. rex: The Ultimate Predator"
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (202+ words) If you're looking to take the ultimate adventure this summer, head to Fernbank for a trip into the prehistoric past! Atlanta's most iconic natural history museum is transforming into a pre-historic playground this summer, and you don't wanna miss out…...
Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur - AZPM
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (467+ words) Researchers have identified a new species of dinosaur in Thailand, the largest found in Southeast Asia. It would have been about 90 feet long and weighed some 30 tons, according to research published on Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. That's the…...
Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur identified in Thailand
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (309+ words) BANGKOK, May 15: Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much an nine adult elephants. The long-necked herbivore stretched 27 metres (88 feet) and weighed about 27 tonnes, according to a…...
Scientists Found A 66-million-year-old Dinosaur Bone With Collagen Still Intact
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (452+ words) For decades, dinosaur bones were thought to be nothing more than stone. But one remarkable fossil is hinting at something far more extraordinary. For decades, scientists assumed that organic molecules in fossils would inevitably degrade over geological time. The idea…...
Meet "The Last Titan," Southeast Asia's Most Massive Dinosaur
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (198+ words) Its femur was larger than most people 1: 30 PM CDT on May 15, 2026 Around 100 million years ago, a long-necked giant stalked the warm, subtropical grasslands of prehistoric Thailand'and it may have been the last of its kind. An international team of paleontologists…...
Ancient leaf wax reveals the changing nature of rainfall patterns
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (586+ words) Plant wax preserved in lake sediments reveals what the Earth's climate and rainfall were like 240, 000 years ago....