In 2014, scientists discovered a bizarre fossil—a crocodile-sized sea-dwelling reptile that lived 242 million years ago in what today is southern China. Its head was poorly preserved, but it seemed to have a flamingo-like ...
Archaeology
May 6, 2016
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So, you thought the fictional people-eating great white shark in the film "Jaws" had a powerful bite.
Nanophysics
Nov 15, 2017
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Piecing together the story of human evolution is an undeniably complex task.
Evolution
Nov 15, 2022
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In the age of Instagram and Snapchat, everyone wants to have perfect pearly whites. To get a brighter smile, consumers can opt for over the counter teeth-whitening treatments or a trip to the dentist to have their teeth bleached ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 18, 2018
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Baleen whales, such as the gigantic 30m-long blue whale, are the largest animals that have ever lived on this planet. They even beat the largest of the dinosaurs. But, ironically, the secret to their success lies in their ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2016
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Fossils of the oldest mammals related to mankind have been discovered on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset.
Archaeology
Nov 7, 2017
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A new dinosaur species found in Portugal may be the largest land predator discovered in Europe, as well as one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic, according to a paper published in PLOS ONE on March 5, ...
Archaeology
Mar 5, 2014
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Go ahead, take a big bite.
Evolution
Jan 17, 2020
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The timing and intensity of the seasons shapes life all around us, including tool use by birds, the evolutionary diversification of giraffes, and the behavior of our close primate relatives.
Evolution
Aug 23, 2022
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Archaeologists have created a new database from the teeth of prehistoric humans found at ancient burial sites in Britain and Ireland that tell us a lot about their climate, their diet and even how far they may have travelled. In ...
Archaeology
Oct 7, 2016
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