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Scientists Just Found the Face of a 500-Million-Year-Old Creature, And It’s Smiling
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (636+ words) After decades of confusion and false starts, scientists have at last uncovered the face of Hallucigenia, one of the most bizarre creatures ever discovered in the fossil record. Recent finds from Canada's Burgess Shale have shown that the creature wasn't…...
How the Komodo Dragon Became One of Nature’s Fiercest Hunters
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (1313+ words) The Komodo dragon, an apex predator of remarkable power and evolutionary distinction, stands as a living testament to nature's capacity for creating specialized hunters. Native to a handful of Indonesian islands, these massive lizards have developed hunting strategies and physical…...
115,000-Year-Old Footprints Found in a Place Where Humans Weren’t Supposed to Be
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (579+ words) Hidden for over 100,000 years, this unexpected discovery rewrites a key chapter in our history, and reveals a lost world beneath the sand. Across a wind-swept basin in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, a now-vanished lake once attracted wildlife during a brief…...
This Preserved Elk Was Found in the Coldest Ice on Record
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (1099+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
The Portuguese dinosaur that lived in the Algarve 150 million years ago | By Paulo Freitas do Amaral
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (329+ words) Long before the beaches, golden cliffs and summers full of tourists, the Algarve was the scene of a discovery that today excites science: a new species of dinosaur identified in Portugal. This is not a common fossil nor a repeated…...
This Ancient Animal Might Be the Oldest Living Thing Alive Today
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (1334+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
What secrets do the teeth of ancient predators from North Dakota reveal
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (489+ words) During their research, scientists studied teeth found in river sediments far from the coast. One of these teeth belonged to an individual about 11 meters long'comparable in size to modern orcas. This discovery changes our understanding of how dangerous ancient waterways…...
Research camera captures first sighting of 'lost' creature unseen for more than 50 years: 'These records confirm [its] continued existence"
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (269+ words) Researchers collected a tissue sample for genetic analysis to help determine its biological classification. One long-tailed lizard is making an appearance after more than 50 years since its last sighting." Like many lizards, the sandveld's blue tail is a defense mechanism…...
Fossil Wood Unearthed in Godavari Basin
20+ hour, 8+ min ago (187+ words) The presence of nearby megalithic remains points to cultural continuity from the Stone Age through the Mesolithic to the Megalithic period, establishing Mulugu's fossil land as a multi-period archaeological landscape. Hyderabad: Wood fossils believed to be around 160 years old have…...
14 Animal Tracks and What They Reveal About the Creature
22+ hour, 25+ min ago (1225+ words) The forest floor, a snowy field, or a muddy riverbank holds secrets that many of us walk past without noticing. Animal tracks tell stories'revealing who's been there, what they were doing, and sometimes even how they were feeling. For wildlife…...