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This 250-million-year-old fossil proves mammal ancestors laid eggs
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (641+ words) (CNN) " Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the discovery also shedding light on a remarkable survival story. The fossil, found in South Africa, belongs to a tightly curled embryo…...
65 millones de a'os m's tarde, la gente est' de luto por la extinci'n de los dinosaurios
1+ week, 4+ day ago (420+ words) Por Scottie Andrew, CNN Los dinosaurios han sido temibles y fascinantes, pero "tambi'n tr'gicos? Otro usuario de Tik Tok opin" que los dinosaurios no saben que "los encontramos y los amamos con todo nuestro coraz"n. Otros se preguntaron c"mo…...
When did plate tectonics begin? Scientists find new clues
3+ week, 1+ day ago (616+ words) (CNN) " The puzzle pieces of Earth's rocky crust are slowly and steadily moving " a process known as plate tectonics. These dynamic movements helped to create the habitats and climate that fostered the emergence of life on our planet, but exactly…...
Spinosaurus mirabilis: una "garza infernal" que suma evidencia en un debate de larga data sobre estos dinosaurios
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (742+ words) Por Lily Hautau, CNN Un cr'neo fosilizado y mand'bulas hallados en N'ger pertenec'an a una criatura que ten'a una gran cresta "sea sobre la cabeza y vivi" hace unos 95 millones de a'os. Nombrada Spinosaurus mirabilis, es la primera especie de…...
Hell heron: The first new Spinosaurus species identified in over a century
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (632+ words) By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) " A fossilized skull and jawbones found in Niger belonged to a creature that had a large, bony crest atop its head and lived some 95 million years ago. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis, it is the first species…...
Why one geologist thinks we should all pay more attention to rocks
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1179+ words) Marcia Bjornerud loves rocks. Not just under a petrographic microscope, but as animated entities with properties and personalities born from their long, eventful lives. "I've reached a point in my career where I'm not going to hold back from talking…...
Tyrannoroter heberti: la criatura del tama'o de un bal'n que ser'a uno de los primeros animales terrestres herb'voros
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (591+ words) Por Lily Hautau, CNN en Espa'ol Una criatura robusta y rechoncha que deambulaba por la Tierra hace 307 millones de a'os est" ayudando a los cient'ficos a entender c'mo aparecieron por primera vez los animales herb'voros en tierra firme. La especie…...
This mineral makes your life run " and now it's a trade issue
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (720+ words) (CNN) " You may not know what neodymium is (or even how to pronounce it). But you have plenty of it in your home. Neodymium is a rare earth, one of the minerals near the bottom of the periodic table that…...
A football-size creature may have been among the earliest plant-eating land animals
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (634+ words) By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) " A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how plant-eating animals first appeared on land. The newly described species is one of the earliest known tetrapods " or four-limbed animals…...
El gran secreto del centro de la Tierra: encuentran dep'sito de un elemento vital que supera 45 veces a los oc'anos
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (479+ words) Lo que hasta ahora se consideraba una vasta extensi'n de agua cubriendo el 70 % de la superficie, palidece en comparaci'n con los dep'sitos hallados en el n'cleo. Seg'n los expertos, este descubrimiento no solo cambia nuestra comprensi'n geol'gica, sino que posiciona…...