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A team of paleontologists and researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has discovered what may be the largest known dinosaur mating dance arena ever found. For their study, published in the journal Cretaceous Research, the group...
A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, is the most complete named specimen of its kind and is now on...

Thick clay layers on Mars may have been stable place for ancient life

The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops...

Two-million-year-old pitted teeth from our ancient relatives reveal secrets about human evolution

The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells...

First named pterosaur from Japan sheds light on ancient flying reptiles

A team of researchers from Japan, China, and Brazil have discovered a new species of pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, marking the...

Wasp lookalikes from 33 million years ago fooled ancient birds too

New fossil shows that precise wasp mimicry in hoverflies evolved far earlier than previously thought—and wasn't shaped by modern birds. Děčín, Czech Republic—A newly discovered...

Ancient cemeteries and rock art discovered on Morocco’s Tangier Peninsula

A trio of archaeologists from the University of Barcelona and the University of Castilla-La Mancha, both in Spain, and the National Institute of Archaeology...

Ancient ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 million years ago

New research from an international group looking at ancient sediment cores in the North Atlantic has for the first time shown a strong correlation...

Ancient volcanic mystery: 120-million-year-old super-eruption traced back to its source

Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected the dots between one of the largest volcanic eruptions in...

Ancient lakes and rivers unearthed in Arabia’s vast desert

The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result of...

Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terrestrial fossil assemblage

Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes the incredible range of fossils which...

Unnoticed for decades, dinosaur footprints at Australian school reveal ancient secrets

A trove of fossilized dinosaur footprints has been found on a slab of rock gathering dust inside an Australian school, scientists said on Wednesday. The...

Ancient DNA reveals 6,000 years of the lives of Antarctic penguins

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, showing how animals...

Ancient beaches testify to long-ago ocean on Mars

A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once been the...

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