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When Did Animals Start Giving Birth to Live Young? This 236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Might Rewrite Mammals' Evolutionary History
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (429+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Most mammals today give birth to live offspring, rather than laying eggs. However, scientists are unsure of when exactly this characteristic emerged in the mammalian lineage. One theory suggests that mammals became viviparous, or birthed live…...
Tiny New “Dragon” Discovered High in Thailand’s Mountain Forests
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (174+ words) High in the forests of western Thailand, scientists have discovered a tiny new lizard whose striking appearance and unique biology earned it a name worthy of a fantasy dragon....
Giant Crocodiles Once Preyed on Massive Mammals in South America | Sci.News
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (105+ words) Paleontologists have uncovered the first direct physical evidence that colossal prehistoric crocodiles hunted large plant-eating mammals in what is now Colombia roughly 12 million years ago....
Tiny 1.7-billion-year-old fossils could reveal how complex life began
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (599+ words) Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals, and other complex organisms. Solving that ancient mystery may also help determine whether complex life…...
Giant Crocodylians Ruled South America’s Food Chain 10 Million Years Ago
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (54+ words) ...
Panspermia. How, Why, and When Life Arrived on Earth.
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (35+ words) The Earth is 4.6 billion years old, which is one-third of the galaxy’s age of 13.8 billion years. The oldest fossils proving life on Earth are …...
THE DINOSAUR OF LAKE MICHIGAN to Bring Kerfuffle and Rabbit Foot Puppetry to Chicago Parks
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (350+ words) The outdoor puppet play uses recycled materials and live music to explore Great Lakes legends and environmental care. Get all the top news & discounts for Chicago & beyond. No password required. This summer, Kerfuffle, the award-winning midwestern theatre and dance company…...
Scientists think they know how the first birds on Earth learned to fly
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (986+ words) A computer model suggests Archaeopteryx may have used two or three powerful leaps to build enough speed for flight. Bird flight did not appear in its modern form all at once. Early feathered animals still carried dinosaur features, so the…...
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: An insight into the potential applications of µCT scans in palaeontological research
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (88+ words) Research in the museum The museum’s development into the 21st century Anyone interested in palaeontology is warmly invited to attend these museum meetings. All guests are welcome to attend the talks. They start at 6.00 pm in Lecture Theatre 8 of the Museum…...
Saltwater crocodiles vanished from Philippine coasts decades ago, and a 10-foot female’s rescue this August revealed more about captive wildlife than a comeback
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (715+ words) On Aug. 1, 2026, a 10 ft. female saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) was safely rescued in Barangay San Agustin, Magalang, By Sonia Ramírez · Editorial process A ten-foot crocodile turned up in a Philippine province where the species was believed extinct, but the place…...