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Neanderthals drove giant elephants hundreds of kms across Ice Age Europe
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (247+ words) Neanderthals drove giant elephants hundreds of kms across Ice Age Europe'news9live.com New Delhi: An international team of researchers have reconstructed the life histories of European straight-tusked elephants based on fossil teeth found at Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany, revealing that…...
Dinosaur-like swamp bird takes flight in ‘wild' moment in Uganda
19+ hour, 1+ min ago (376+ words) Shoebills inhabit East African swamps, where the "dinosaur birds" maintain "an iconic presence but are not always easy to locate. When shoebills are spotted they're often motionless in hunting mode, waiting to strike "and incapacitate prey with razor-sharp, "foot-long bills....
Black Plague DNA found in a 4,000-year-old animal bone for the first time ever; rewriting the history of pandemics |
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (1905+ words) ["[\"Black Plague DNA found in a 4,000-year-old animal bone for the first time ever; rewriting the history of'The Times of India\",\"[\\\"Black Plague DNA found in a 4,000-year-old animal bone for the first time ever; rewriting the history of'The Times…...
Shadowban test | Paleontology
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New skink species discovered in Guangzhou's Liuxihe National Forest Park
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (270+ words) New skink species discovered in Guangzhou's Liuxihe National Forest Park | South'Guangdong News New skink species discovered in Guangzhou's Liuxihe National Forest Park A new species of skink has been identified at Liuxihe National Forest Park in Guangzhou. Named Sphenomorphus lingnanensis,…...
Fossil-lovers explore B.C.’s prehistoric history at Saanich fair
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (253+ words) Published 8:00 am Monday, March 23, 2026 Members of B.C.s Heritage Branch were present at the Saanich Fossil Fair on the weekend of March 21. (Bailey Seymour/Victoria News) Dozens of attendees explore the many tables of fossils and reading material at the Saanich…...
The Most Badass Dinosaurs They Didn’t Teach You About in School
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (81+ words) The Most Badass Dinosaurs They Didn't Teach You About in School Got some funny images or videos? Send them our way. This post was inspired by that new dinosaur they discovered in South Korea. JUST LOOK AT IT. It's like…...
the Creation Story Museum
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (173+ words) the Creation Story Museum'Arab News - UN expert warns torture has become "state doctrine" in Israel, prisons used as tools of genocide - Israel"s David"s Sling system failed to intercept Iranian missiles: army - Bahrain intercepts 147 Iranian missiles and 282 drones since…...
Brain of flying reptile’s ancestor rebuilt to find out how they took flight
18+ hour, 23+ min ago (99+ words) Paleontologist L'sie V. S. Damke holding an enlarged model of the brain of Venetoraptor gassenae. (Rodrigo Temp M'ller via SWNS) The brain of a 233-million-year-old ancestor of the first flying reptiles has been reconstructed in a bid to work out how they…...
Sharks were attacking whales in the North Sea five million years ago, reveals study
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (181+ words) Sharks were attacking whales in the North Sea five million years ago, reveals study'themercury.com CT scan view of the tip of bluntnose six-gill shark (or cow shark) tooth (blue) found embedded in the extinct right whale skull. Scale bar…...