Most of what we know about North American dinosaurs comes from the western half of the continent, while those of the east are something of a mystery. So little is known, in fact, that even a scrap of bone can shed light on ...
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2015
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Lightning strikes were just as important as meteorites in creating the perfect conditions for life to emerge on Earth, geologists say.
Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2021
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Dinosaur footprints found in several European countries, very similar to others in Morocco, suggest that they could have been dispersed between the two continents by land masses separated by a shallow sea more than 145 million ...
Archaeology
Oct 25, 2019
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(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the University of Maine and Columbia University has conducted a study of the past to make predictions about rainfall patterns in coming years. In their paper published in the journal ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- For much of Earth's history, the continents have shifted around, sometimes joining with others, sometimes tearing apart to form new continents. One such shift resulted in what Earth scientists call the Pangaea, ...
The end-Permian mass extinction is considered to be the most devastating biotic event in the history of life on Earth—it caused dramatic losses in global biodiversity, both in water and on land. About 90% of marine and ...
Archaeology
Feb 20, 2020
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Many scientists have thought that dinosaur predecessors missed the race to fill habitats emptied when nine out of 10 species disappeared during the Earth's largest mass extinction, approximately 252 million years ago. The ...
Archaeology
Apr 29, 2013
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The supercontinent Pangaea, which was a combination of today's continents, broke apart at the end of the Triassic period due to large-scale volcanic activity. This volcanic activity was thought to be the most likely cause ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2022
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Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome predator that once roamed what is now western North America, appears to have had an East Coast cousin.
Evolution
Aug 25, 2021
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A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man multinational crew touched down safely Sunday on the southern steppes of Kazakhstan, bringing an end to their 193-day mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jul 1, 2012
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