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Hong Kong unearths its first ever dinosaur fossils | Hong Kong
Hong Kong officials say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time, on a remote and…
Read More »Fossils of bone-crushing and meat-slashing Tasmanian tiger ancestors discovered in Australia
Scientists have identified a “bone-crushing” ancestor of the Tasmanian tiger. The bone crusher — along with two other newfound Tasmanian…
Read More »Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they soared
Smaller pterosaurs may have flapped their wings while larger ones soared Terryl Whitlatch Despite living hundreds of millions of years…
Read More »Tardigrade Fossils Reveal When ‘Water Bears’ Became Indestructible
August 15, 2024 2 min read Tardigrade Fossils Reveal When ‘Water Bears’ Became Indestructible 252 million years ago, tardigrades may…
Read More »Fossils from Greenland’s icy heart reveal it was a green tundra covered in flowers less than 1 million years ago
Today, nearly 98% of Greenland is covered in ice — but new research suggests it was virtually ice-free less than…
Read More »What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins
Is it in the way we live, laugh and love? Or maybe it is our dislike of cheesy clichés? Deep…
Read More »Jurassic fossils show modern mammals grow faster than ancient ones
Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, a small mammal that lived during the Jurassic Period Maija Karala In the middle of the Jurassic Period,…
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