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3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (263+ words) As children, most of us had at least one toy that we were really attached to. This could have been a stuffed animal, an action figure, or maybe even a plastic dinosaur. Can you imagine how awful it would be…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1014+ words) BAYVILLE, N.J. – Long before giant fiberglass dinosaurs became fixtures along America’s highways, a concrete prehistoric beast was already greeting motorists on Route 9 in Ocean County. The Bayville Dinosaur — known today as Bud — has stood in Bayville since 1935 and is widely described…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (31+ words) The List.co.uk Natural History Museum presents Dinosaurs Live Fri, 19 Feb 2027, 07:30 Fri, 19 Feb 2027, 11:00 Event data provided by DataThistle...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (382+ words) Scientists believe a massive release of fossilized animal poop may have helped trigger the explosion of complex life on our planet. Save your scatological jokes as you read this next story. We've got enough poop puns in it already. Scientists…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (417+ words) The world’s first confirmed fossil of a modern leatherback sea turtle has been discovered off Taiwan, providing new clues about the species’ evolution. A leatherback sea turtle, which can easily grow to more than 2m long, is the largest sea turtle…...

6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (514+ words) The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single author, every article published under this signature is the result of…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1055+ words) Ancient DNA reveals that the American cheetah was actually closer to pumas, ranged into Arctic Yukon, and may have regularly eaten fish. For a long time, the extinct animal known as the American cheetah seemed to have a simple story....

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (277+ words) A new study reveals the ‘faecal revolution’ that kicked off the existence of most major animal groups. A new study published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution has revealed that a giant ‘poop explosion’ may have influenced the period of…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (67+ words) This might be the easiest one ever. Yes! This easy practice is much appreciated by a guy who can never find Waldo in these exercises. I promise that I didn’t mean that as a complaint–just an observation. Having a…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (520+ words) The discovery provides new evidence about the early evolution of animals and the origins of vertebrates A team of Chinese scientists has discovered exceptionally well-preserved fossils of multicellular animals in Ediacaran strata in eastern Yunnan Province. The discovery indicates that…...