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450-million-year-old fossil preserves incredibly rare soft tissue
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (849+ words) Long before the first dinosaur took a step, strange sea creatures shaped like stalked flowers were already thriving in some of Earth’s earliest coral reefs. This was before plants or animals had even made their way onto dry land. Now,…...
Accidentally Demonstrating the Limits of Evolution
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (219+ words) While Arthur models the development of technology, he refers to it as the “evolution” of technology. He chooses to model the development of technology as a process of randomly combining parts, a rather Darwinian, evolution-inspired approach. He describes it in…...
Mobile Dino Museum visits Bowie Library Summer reading
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (203+ words) School, city council filings to open BISD negotiating with 4 districts who pick up transfer students in the district Upper Trinity to conduct hearing on proposed DFCs for district Bowie ISD board meets on July 20 Trustees hire one more assistant principal…...
T. rex babies were born ready to run and feed themselves
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (24+ words) Phys.org This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....
PHOTOS: Prehistoric fun as Dino Fest returns to Lancaster
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (544+ words) Thursday, 16 July 2026 14:16 A free dinosaur-themed event for families, visitors and locals has once again proved to be a big hit in Lancaster city centre. Dino Fest brought everything from 'dinosaurs' roaming the city to Dino Crazy Golf during the weekend…...
Scientists May Have Finally Solved One of Human Evolution's Biggest Mysteries: When Our Ancestors Grew Larger
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (898+ words) For decades, paleoanthropologists have largely agreed that somewhere along the evolutionary course from apelike ancestors to modern humans, our bodies got dramatically larger. However, one lingering mystery has been when this intense growth began. Did our ancestors gradually grow bigger…...
Finding Dino
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (675+ words) A dinosaur discovery rarely begins with a dinosaur. More often, it begins with palaeontologists walking for days through dry riverbeds and rocky slopes, searching for a bone fragment, tooth or unusual texture. Unlike Hollywood’s dramatic excavations, a tiny surface fossil…...
70 million year old dinosaur skeleton sold for $51 million
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (169+ words) A nearly complete T-rex fossil skeleton sold for a record $51 million at a New York auction. NEW YORK (Web Desk) - A nearly 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil skeleton has been sold for a record $51 million during an auction in New York....
Life-size inflatable whale, dinosaur fossils coming to Amery Library's summer reading program
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (332+ words) Daniels is a science educator with 15 years of experience. The inflatable whale is brought to Amery thanks to the Friends of the Amery Area Public Library. A collection of fossils will be on display as well. The Amery Area Public…...
Evolution Outdoor Introduces Creature Keeper Case in ICAST 2026 New Product Lineup
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (228+ words) Evolution Outdoor, a leading provider of high-quality fishing gear, is showcasing its latest innovation in tackle storage at ICAST 2026. Attendees are invited to visit Evolution Fishing at Booth #4020 to get a first look at the new product lineup, including the…...