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New research suggests cavemen hunted turtles, but not to eat
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (940+ words) This illustration shows what it might have looked like around 125, 000 years ago: a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus). (Nicole Viehofer / MONREPOS via SWNS) Cavemen hunted turtles " but not for…...
Ancient "octopus" fossil is actually a different species
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1234+ words) The fossil is actually a species related to a modern Nautilus, a multi-tentacled animal with an external shell. (Dr. Thomas Clements via SWNS) A 300-million-year-old fossil hailed as the world's oldest "octopus" has turned out to be something else altogether....
New ape discovery "reshaping" understanding of evolution
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1391+ words) The discovery of a new ape species that lived in Egypt 17 million years ago is "reshaping" the understanding of evolution. The fossil find suggests that the closest ancestors to modern apes may have emerged in northern Africa rather than in…...
Brain of flying reptile's ancestor rebuilt to find out how they took flight
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (1358+ 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…...
Creature with twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth discovered
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (9+ words) KPVI...
Rocket re-entry pollution measured in atmosphere for first time
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1280+ words) A Space X Falcon 9 rocket blasts off. Scientists are warning about the pollution created when these rockets re-enter Earth's atmosphere The fireball created by the rocket's upper stage streaking across the sky, seen in a long-exposure image above Berlin The…...
6. 5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1176+ words) People remain outside after evacuating a hospital building during a 6. 5 magnitude earthquake in Puebla, Mexico Tourists in Acapulco evacuated their hotels after a 6. 5-magnitude earthquake sent people fleeing into the street for safety A 6. 5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and…...
'Immense' collection of dinosaur footprints found in Italy
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (1242+ words) Some of the prints clearly show toes and claws Hundreds of metres of dinosaur tracks with toes and claws have been found in the Italian Alps in a region that will host the 2026 Winter Olympics, authorities said Tuesday. "This set…...
Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roads
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1469+ words) Japan issued a tsunami warning after a 7. 6 magnitude quake struck but only minor waves were recorded The scene of a fire that broke out after an earthquake in Aomori City, Japan Infographic map showing location and shake intensity of a…...
Eight killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1393+ words) Employees at a shopping mall gather outside the building in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao, after a 7. 4-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines A relative of a victim killed in the earthquake places a candle where…...