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New dinosaur exhibition opens at Coventry's Herbert Art Gallery
51+ min ago (309+ words) Interactive prehistoric experience inspired by Dippy runs throughout the summer A new interactive exhibition exploring the history of dinosaurs has opened at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry. "Unearth the Palaeoverse: Dig Into the Dawn of Time" has transformed…...
A new species of feathered dinosaur has been discovered in South Korea
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (117+ words) Turkmenportal. com Paleontologists have described a new species of dinosaur, the remains of which were found in South Korea. The animal has been named "Dulisaurus" after the cartoon character and paleontologist Min Huh. Dulisaurus was a bipedal omnivorous dinosaur covered…...
Fossil footprints found in Italy reveal the earliest evidence of when and where dinosaurs rose to dominate the planet
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (560+ words) A study reviews the Lerici site and concludes that the first global radiation of sauropods occurred in the Carnian, earlier than previously thought. About 230 million years ago, during a geological period known as the Carnian (within the Late Triassic), Earth…...
Millipedes beat vertebrates to land by 80 million years
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (895+ words) For hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs appeared and long before vertebrates ventured onto land, millipedes were already thriving on Earth's surface. These humble decomposers played a key role in some of the planet's earliest terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite…...
Fossils of a New Bear-Dog Species Unearthed in Spain
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (348+ words) inkorr. com Fossils of a New Bear-Dog Species Unearthed in Spain Discovery of a New Predator Species On June 13, 09: 03, a recent scientific study describes a newly identified extinct predator known as Paludocyon moyasolai. This species lived during the Middle Miocene…...
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12+ hour, 13+ min ago (125+ words) The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Izzie Thomson, 11, reacts after touching a dinosaur bone alongside her siblings Dom and Stasi, both 9, during a tour of the lab at the Dinosaur Journey Museum on its annual Dino Day on June 13, 2026. 'Tis the…...
Mammoth DNA Unearthed from 700, 000-Year-Old Ground Squirrel Fossilized Droppings
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (227+ words) Canadian researchers have analyzed ground squirrel coprolites dating back up to 700, 000 years. Within 13 permafrost samples, they discovered DNA from plants, insects, microbes, hares, bison, horses, mammoths, gray wolves, and large cats. Published on June 12 in the journal Nature Communications, this…...
Platypus Return
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (248+ words) Platypuses are breeding once again in Australia's Hacking River after being reintroduced to Royal National Park near Sydney three years ago." By TPN, in Asia, World, Environment " 13 Jun 2026, 18: 31 " 0 Comments Researchers describe the project as a victory, with evidence suggesting the…...
City libraries kick'off summer reading program
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (595+ words) Families were taken on a prehistoric adventure during the Old Town Newhall Library's Summer Reading Kick-Off on Saturday, an event aimed to encourage'children'to keep reading during summer'break andbecome a part of the library fold and family." The summer reading program…...
Record year at Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre AGM
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (508+ words) Enjoy food trucks, kid's activities, Culture Fest, & music by the Cracked Eggshell! See full schedule Learn to plant a tree, help plant new trees in Ash Park, and receive a free tree certificate! Register The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is…...