Fossils of New Titanosaur Species Twice the Size of Bus, Weigh 28 Large Grand Pianos Unearthed in Spain

Medicine & Technology Feb 09, 2022

A new paleontological study discovered fossils of new titanosaur species, which lived through the Cretacaeous period, in Spain.

1.5-Million-Year-Old Hominin Fossil May Show How the Oldest Human Species Lived, Evolved

Feb 07, 2022

New research of a 1.5 million-year-old vertebra, the earliest hominins may have expanded outside Africa in numerous waves, each following diverse environments and equipped for different ways of life.

Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite Destroyed During Walkboard Replacement, Bureau Denies Damages Made by Backhoe

Feb 03, 2022

A backhoe from the US Bureau of Land Management in Moab, Utah allegedly damaged 120 million-year-old footprints in Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite.

Prehistoric Fish Head Discovered with Hundreds of Smaller Fossils Inside

Feb 01, 2022

A new study discovered a prehistoric fish head full of tiny fossils inside of it.

How Did the Experts Preserved UK's Largest Fossil Find Of Sea Dragon In Rutland

Jan 16, 2022

Conservationist Nigel Larkin explains how their team unearthed and preserved the remains of the sea dragon in Rutland, the largest fossil find of the UK, which was buried since the Jurassic period.

Youngest Fossil Remains of Pangolins Found in Europe Could Be A New Species of the Animal

Jan 12, 2022

Modern pangolins are found in Asia and Africa. A recent discovery of ancient pangolin fossil reveal they could have also inhabited Europe during the Pleistocene era.

Australia's Thunderbirds Struck by Drought Before Going Extinct 48,000 Years Ago

Dec 29, 2021

Recent paleontological investigation from Australia revealed that a bone disease and drought inflicted the lifestyle of thunderbirds in the contitent before they went extinct 48,000 years ago.

326-Million-Year-Old Car-Sized Millipede Is The World's Largest Arthropod, Study Says

Dec 21, 2021

Scientists have found the remains of a giant millipede, known as Arthropleura, on a beach in Northumberland in England. It is said to be as big as a car, the biggest ever found to date.

Rare 130-Million Year Old Dinosaur Fossil Egg With Curled Up Embryo Similar to Unhatched Chickens Still Complete Inside Shell

Dec 21, 2021

The most complete dinosaur embryos, an ancient infant that's tucked into a position that's unusually akin to the present time's unhatched chickens have recently been discovered.

5-Million-Year-Old Fossil of a Pig-Nosed Turtle That Can Survive Both in Freshwater and Seawater Discovered

Dec 12, 2021

Unlike most freshwater turtles, the pig-nosed turtle is said to have nearly fully adapted to life in water, on top of its uniqueness in many respects.

False Fossils on Mars: Explorers Searching For Life on Red Planet Can Be Fooled

Nov 18, 2021

Scientists warn that 'false biosignatures,' or fossil-like specimens generated by chemical processes, might throw off the search for life on Mars.

Why Did the World's Largest Mollusk Grew Excessively?

Nov 11, 2021

A new study finally answers the mystery behind the gigantic growth of the mollusk ammonites during the Late Cretaceous period.

15-Million-Year-Old Whale Fin Bone Found with Giant Shark Bites: Did a Megalodon Do It?

Nov 04, 2021

A giant shark, perhaps a megalodon, have feasted on the carcass of a whale 15 million years ago based on the bite marks scientists saw on a whale fin bone.

Bryozoan Evolution from the Depths of the Ocean Solved; Study Says

Oct 28, 2021

Recent study solves the mystery behind the evolutionary blanks in the bryozoan lifespan dating back 35 million years earlier than initially known.

Newly Found Sponge-Like Structures Could Push Animal Evolution Back by Several Hundred Million Years

Oct 24, 2021

Modern sponges were thought to emerge during the Neoproterozoic era but newly found sponge-like structures suggest that they emerged several hundred million years before the Great Oxidation Event, implying that they might have lived 890 million years ago.