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A search expanded on Thursday for those killed or trapped alive by an earthquake in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, as rescue workers arriving from abroad fanned out through the capital, Port Vila, encountering flattened...
Russia Wednesday expanded an operation to clean up thousands of tonnes of oil that spilt into the sea and contaminated 50 kilometers of beaches after tanker ships were wrecked in a storm. An aging Russian oil tanker broke up...

Research shows that five three-horned dinosaurs lived, and died, together

A team from Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands was looking for a Tyrannosaurus in the summer of 2013 in Wyoming. Instead, they found...

Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term ‘paleontology’ existed, researchers say

Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert...

What was the largest dinosaurs?

Introduction Dinosaurs were some of the largest creatures to ever roam the earth. These prehistoric giants come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from...

Crocodiles have complex past

A new study throws into question the notion that today’s crocodiles and alligators have a simple evolutionary past. Previous research has pointed to crocodiles and...

Experiments in evolution

A new find from Patagonia sheds light on the evolution of large predatory dinosaurs. Features of the 8-meter-long specimen from the Middle Jurassic suggest...

Paleogene Period

The Paleogene is a geologic period and system that began 66 and ended 23.03 million years ago and comprises the first part of the...

Paleontology: ‘Big John’ provides evidence of triceratops combat injuries

The fossilized remains of the triceratops specimen known as "Big John" display injuries to the skull that may have occurred during combat with another...

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