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Prehistoric passion: Pioneering amateur's fossil discovery still inspires scientists today
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (523+ words) A new exhibition taking people back to the dinosaur age holds special meaning for a museum staff member whose early fossil fascination sparked her love of science. “Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction” opens at Tūhura Otago Museum on Saturday. The exhibition will…...
Thailand’s ‘Jurassic Park’ shines light on dinosaur evolution
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (618+ words) Numerous discoveries in Isan put Thailand on the global paleontlogy map PUBLISHED: 3 Sep 2026 at 10:45 KHON KAEN - A dinosaur statue stands guard outside a temple, a hint at the ancient giants buried deep in the earth below making up northeastern Thailand’s…...
A new discovery in Kenya has changed our understanding of an ancient human relative
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (761+ words) Scientists have revised their understanding of Paranthropus boisei, known as the “Nutcracker Man.” A new analysis of fossil footprints found in Kenya suggests that this extinct human relative may have been significantly taller and heavier than previously thought. In addition,…...
A Chilean team clearing litter from an Antarctic beach 600 miles south of Cape Horn lifted a skull out of the sand, and the oldest human remains on the continent turned out to be a young woman
12+ hour, 1+ min ago (780+ words) Cape Shirreff is dark rock, gray sand and a wind that does not stop. The beach runs about sixteen hundred feet, and the surf works over whatever the water leaves on it. On a January afternoon a man walking that…...
Discovery of Largest Known Scorpion Fossil Redefines Understanding of Prehistoric Arthropod Gigantism
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (354+ words) At SSBCrack News, our dedicated editorial team brings you the latest and most reliable updates on Defence, Geopolitics, Military Affairs, Science, and Technology. Driven by a passion for national security and strategic awareness, the SSBCrack News Desk delivers fact-checked, timely,…...
Digital reconstruction reveals a nearly 4 million-year-old human ancestor
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (1014+ words) Scientists can now come face to face with an early human ancestor nicknamed Little Foot who lived 3.67 million years ago, thanks to digital reconstruction technology. Renowned paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke identified four tiny bones in the University of the Witwatersrand’s museum…...
New dinosaurs are popping up in Africa. Scientists think it could be just the 'tip of the iceberg"
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (1155+ words) Floating on a small pontoon boat in Lake Kariba, an international team of scientists found themselves performing a nerve-jangling balancing act; tracking down Zimbabwe's prehistoric animals while actively avoiding becoming the latest meal for more modern species. Yet the thousands…...
Scientists make surprising discovery after extracting DNA from mummified cheetah
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (578+ words) When scientists with the National Center for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia were surveying caves in search of wildlife in 2022 and 2023, they came across something unexpected: seven naturally mummified cheetahs in five caves near the northern city of Arar. The remains…...
Tasmanian tiger skull shows it was different than any living mammal
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (13+ words) CTV News...
Interactive: Mummified cheetahs found in caves are rewriting history
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (97+ words) Scripps News Interactive: Mummified cheetahs found in caves are rewriting history Southwest Airlines unveils plans for its first-ever airport lounges You can buy $1 coins with Trump's face and a gold finish from the US Mint Family blames deportation fears after…...