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Giant "Last Titan" Dinosaur Discovered in Thailand Was Bigger Than 9 Elephants
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (747+ words) A massive new dinosaur discovered in Thailand may have been one of the last giant sauropods to roam Southeast Asia. The towering "last titan" stretched nearly 90 feet long and weighed as much as nine elephants. Scientists have identified a massive…...
Physicist Overstates "Gradual" Nature of Human Origins
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (356+ words) While I won't comment on the theology, I do take issue with Professor Barr's scientific claim about the nature of the hominid fossil record as it relates to human origins. Here's what he says: Homo sapiens as a biological species…...
Digging in: Fossils continue to shape Kemmerer's identity and economy
50+ min ago (823+ words) KEMMERER " Fossils are more than a tourist attraction in Kemmerer " they are part of the town's identity, history and economy. Outside of Kemmerer at Fossil Lake Safari quarry, the sound of metal chisels tapping into limestone echoed across the excavation…...
Discovery at the "roof of the world: 450-million-year-old marine fossils confirm Mount Everests oceanic past
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (336+ words) High-altitude limestone layers reveal the fossilized remains of marine organisms that once thrived in the prehistoric Tethys Ocean. A team of researchers has confirmed a remarkable discovery on Mount Everest: marine fossils about 450 million years old found at more than…...
Scientists may have found the last long-necked dinosaur in Thailand
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (329+ words) WION Scientists may have found the last long-necked dinosaur in Thailand The largest sauropod dinosaur ever found in Southeast Asia has been discovered in Thailand. It lived during the Cretaceous, and its genus Nagatitan was named after Naga. Scientists say…...
The Biology Came First. | National Business | joplinglobe. com
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (234+ words) The Biology Came First. The Joplin Globe - Download the Globe app to my phone or tablet AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2026-- Mind Walk Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HYFT) today released a systematic report identifying over 20 discovery-originated drug candidates with documented origins…...
DNA From a Decades-Old Museum Specimen Reveals the Hidden Lineage of a Tiny Underwater Predator
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (513+ words) While most fruit flies are known for their attraction to fermenting fruit, one species has evolved to hunt in fast-moving streams in'Africa, taking on the role of a predator. "We're talking about a fruit fly that has completely turned its…...
Southeast Asia's biggest dinosaur ever has been found in Thailand
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (344+ words) A 27-tonne sauropod discovered in Chaiyaphum province has officially become Southeast Asia's largest known dinosaur, with fossils, a new research centre and a life-sized reconstruction drawing attention to Thailand's surprisingly rich dinosaur history Meet Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis: a colossal long-necked sauropod…...
SC Aquarium opening Jurassic Seas dinosaur exhibit
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (360+ words) South Carolina Aquarium is adding a new exhibit in June. CHARLESTON " Welcome to Jurassic Park, or at least the closest thing to it you'll see in the Lowcountry today. A new exhibit at the South Carolina Aquarium is turning the…...
Scientists dig up Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (602+ words) Along a meandering river in a "warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. This…...