1+ week, 5+ day ago  (983+ words) Reconstruction of Jiangchuan biota (~554-539 million years ago). (Xiaodong Wang via SWNS) The discovery of a fossil "treasure trove" has pushed back the origins of animals at least four million years. The "exciting" find in China includes the remains of a…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (744+ words) The study suggests that " unlike modern birds " the now extinct reptiles may have used the sun's warmth to help hatch eggs. Scientists in Taiwan examined the brooding behavior and hatching patterns of bird-like but flightless oviraptors. The research team also…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (752+ words) Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. (Tyler Stone, University of Iowa via SWNS) A "dominant" crocodile-like predator with a big…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1026+ words) The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant-eater Tanyka was a "living fossil" when it stalked the Earth around 275 million years ago, from a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (81+ words) The Laconia Daily Sun Tiny fossill of purgatorius upper molar from Corral Bluffs in Denver. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS) Illustration of a Purgatorius. (Andrey Atuchin via SWNS) Brooklyn College Undergraduate Research assistants. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS) DMNS interns…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (473+ words) DNA dating back over one million years has been identified in the woolly mammoth remains. Scientists who discovered some of the world's oldest microbial DNA also identified for the first time bacteria that may have caused disease in the now…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (134+ words) Mount Lewotobi Laki'laki erupted on Tuesday, June 17, sending a towering ash plume up to 11km into the sky, which grounded dozens of flights to and from Bali. Located in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, the volcano is one half of a…...