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This massive 'Blue Dragon' was likely an apex predator of ancient Japan's seawaters!
Paleontologist Akihiro Misaki stumbled upon the discovery while searching for ammonite fossils alon…
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This dino that might've used its super smell to find food from kilometres away
Not particularly exceptional in many aspects, T. neglectus could only hear a fraction of human freq…
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Massive 122-million-year-old sauropod unearthed in Spain likely a key puzzle piece in dinosaur evolution
Named the Garumbatitan morellensis, meaning "giant of the Garumba," this herbivorous quadruped cons…
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A brand new dinosaur species with spiky armor was recently discovered to have roamed England during the Cretaceous period
A new dinosaur species, Vectipelta barretti, was discovered on the Isle of Wight. It's an entirely …
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists think they've found the origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. It could help prevent a future mass extinction on Earth.
Thanks to the presence of an rare element called ruthenium, scientists think they know where the as…
Jenny McGrath
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One of India's ancient geological features might have helped kill off the dinosaurs millions of years ago!
The Deccan Traps are a series of lava flows that occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period, span…
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Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans
In the game of climate change, there are winners and losers. These four animals will come out on to…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A man stumbled upon a 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil but kept it secret for 2 years
A man in France found a massive and rare dinosaur skeleton while walking his dog.
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Massive skull of prehistoric sea monster that was the 'ultimate killing machine' discovered in UK
A prehistoric pliosaur's skull was extracted in Dorset, featuring 130 razor-sharp teeth. A palaeobi…
Rebecca Rommen
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Scientists discovered a new dinosaur species, and it could reshape the history of T. rex's evolution
Old fossils dug up over 40 years ago were thought to belong to a T. rex, but new research suggests …
Maiya Focht
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A new fossil shows a prehistoric badger-like mammal and a dinosaur locked in 'mortal combat'
A fossil shows a mammal biting into a dinosaur. The Repenomamus robustus appears to be attacking th…
Jenny McGrath
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Why did some birds survive when dinosaurs went extinct? Molting feathers could hold a clue
Feathers preserved in amber could suggest some ancient birds molted differently than modern birds, …
Jenny McGrath
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Dinosaur footprints from more than 100 million years ago were accidentally discovered by customer eating at a restaurant in China
"Sauropod tracks are not rare in Sichuan Basin … but they are very rare[ly] found in restaurants in…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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China is drilling a hole over 33,000-feet-deep to explore the Earth's crust
Chinese engineers said the deep-Earth exploration would drill through an "underground Mount Everest…
Alia Shoaib
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Scientists uncover a 'bizarre' leggy dinosaur unlike anything seen before, and it could rewrite the history of bird evolution
The dinosaur, named the Fujianvenator, had lower legs that were twice as long as its thighs. It may…
Marianne Guenot
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Enormous pterosaur discovered in Scotland shows they existed 25 million years earlier than previously thought
The fossil, found on the Isle of Skye, is of a near-complete pterosaur skeleton with an 8-foot wing…
Marianne Guenot
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Earth is losing thousands of species each year, reveals research
Most dinosaurs famously disappeared 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. …
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Gulf states tell Netflix to remove content that 'violates Islamic and societal values and principles'
The statement to Netflix from the six Gulf states did not specify what content to remove, but may b…
Britney Nguyen
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A man discovered a gigantic dinosaur skeleton in his backyard, and it could be one of Europe's biggest finds
Researchers believe the ribcage and vertebrae unearthed so far belong to a brachiosaur sauropod, am…
Mia Jankowicz
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Adam Driver asked NASA how it plans to save Earth from world-ending asteroids
Adam Driver wondered how NASA would save the world if a giant asteroid were approaching. Three spac…