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Ancient Giant Shark Discovery Rewrites History
15+ min ago (210+ words) Rowan V. - 429 words The chain of events leading to this exciting discovery began in late 2024, when a team led by Stanford University's Dr." Mohamad Bazzi, decided to examine the fossils. The scientists hoped the large specimens would help them determine when…...
How ancient fossils with four eyes redefine human ancestry
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (473+ words) In certain species, a "third eye" or parietal eye still exists to detect light, while in humans, this feature has evolved into the pineal gland. Rare fossils discovered in southern China reveals that the earliest creatures with spines " jawless fish…...
Why triceratops and other horned dinosaurs evolved such massive noses
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (846+ words) Seishiro Tada (left) standing next to an awe-inspiring Triceratops skull, with its enormous nasal cavity visible at the front. (CREDIT: 2026 Tada et al. CC-BY-ND) The skull of Triceratops looks almost exaggerated, as if someone enlarged the front half without adjusting…...
Texas Standard for Feb. 18, 2026: Rare species discovered in Texas’ deepest underwater cave system
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (495+ words) By Texas StandardFebruary 18, 20268:39 amTexas Standard Original, Whole Shows Illustration by Wells Dunbar Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. West Texas wildfire danger rises as drought and…...
X-rays reveal kingfisher feather structure in unprecedented detail
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (103+ words) Jennifer is a senior reporter at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series. She has been writing professionally about... In Qing…...
This Australian Fossil is So Well-Preserved, Scientists Can Even See What the Fish Ate!
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (344+ words) A groundbreaking discovery has been made in Australia: a perfectly preserved fish fossil dating back 15 million years. Paleontologists have made an exciting discovery with the uncovering of a 15-million-year-old fish fossil in the Australian desert. This extraordinary specimen, found in…...
We've Been Wrong for 30 Years Because of Jurassic Park: Scientists Now Says Dinosaurs Sounded Nothing like That
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (567+ words) For 30 years, Hollywood taught the world how dinosaurs sounded. Now two rare fossils are shattering that iconic roar. For thirty years, the sound of a dinosaur has been the sound of a baby elephant mixed with an alligator and a…...
Researcher from university in Manitoba helps identify 290-million-year-old fossilized vomit in new study
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (452+ words) Paleontologist Mark MacDougall says the find provides direct evidence of predator-prey relationships in a 'prehistoric time capsule' In a discovery that's equal parts groundbreaking and gross, scientists have identified what may be the world's oldest fossilized predator vomit. At nearly…...
Alaska mammoth ivory site may shift early migration timeline
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (836+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered 13,700-year-old mammoth ivory rods in central Alaska that match the carving tradition long associated with the later Clovis culture in North America." The discovery places that technology hundreds of miles north of its classic heartland and tightens…...
315-million-year-old fossil discovery in Canada suggests Tetrapod may be earliest plant-eater
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (430+ words) A new fossil discovery in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, is changing scientific views on early plant-eating animals. Named Tyrannoroter heberti, this creature lived about 315 million years ago. It possessed unique teeth for grinding tough vegetation. This finding suggests that…...