Heaviest animal ever? Scientists discover massive ancient whale
Look out, blue whale—there's a new contender for your heavyweight title.
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News tagged with skeleton
Exciting insights into the sexual development of an extinct marine reptile
Fossil skeletons have long fascinated researchers as a window to prehistory. But so far, little is known about details of sexual development in extinct creatures. An international team of researchers from China, Germany and ...
Evolution
Jun 30, 2023
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Lattice built with negative thermal expansion properties reveals unique relaxation mechanism
A team of nuclear chemists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with a colleague from Changzhou University, has discovered a unique relaxation mechanism in a lattice-based material they built that had negative thermal ...
Quarter-ton marsupial roamed long distances across Australia's arid interior, reveals 3D-scanning study
One of Australia's first long-distance walkers has been described after Flinders University paleontologists used advanced 3D scans and other technology to take a new look at the partial remains of a 3.5 million year old marsupial ...
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May 30, 2023
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Mastodon bones unearthed by Michigan work crew go on display in museum
A selection of bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon who roamed the woods of Michigan 13,000 years ago is now on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, after workers unearthed it by chance last year.
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May 19, 2023
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These giant 'drop bears' with opposable thumbs once scaled trees in Australia. But how did they grow so huge?
Although long dead, fossil skeletons provide an incredible window into the lifestyle and environment of an extinct animal.
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May 12, 2023
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Researchers plan to use coral to unravel the history of the slave trade on St. Croix
Coral reefs are more than just a vital part of the ocean. They can also reveal clues about the past. Analyzing coral skeletons can paint a rich picture of the environmental history of an ecosystem, from temperature variability ...
Archaeology
Apr 18, 2023
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T. rex skeleton sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction
Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold Tuesday at an auction in Switzerland for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected ...
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Apr 18, 2023
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Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils
Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The study on the extinct bat, which lived in Wyoming about 52 million years ago, supports the idea that bats diversified rapidly ...
Evolution
Apr 12, 2023
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Research in Moorea shows the presence of coral skeletons influences reef recovery after bleaching
Natural disasters can devastate a region, abruptly killing the species that form an ecosystem's structure. But how this transpires can influence recovery. While fires scorch the landscape to the ground, a heatwave leaves ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2023
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