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Settling children into their new school year makes a lot of sense, but wouldn’t it be nice if adults had the same period of adjustment to every stage in life

Between 1500 and 2022, two orders, 10 families, and 71 genera of animals went extinct thanks to humans

‘While our evidence is suggestive, we do not consider it conclusive as yet’

Researchers reveal that necks of Plesiosaurs, which was five times the size of their trunk, were used for chasing speedy fishes

Fujianvenator prodigiosus, a pheasant-sized dinosaur, sheds light on the evolutionary stage of birds. It had a puzzling anatomy suggesting it was either a fast runner or lived a lifestyle like a modern wading bird.

In a paper published recently in Scientific Reports, scientists from IIT Roorkee have characterised dinosaur fossils from the middle-Jurassic period, found in the Thar desert near the Jaisalmer Basin by the Geological Survey of India. They discovered that they had uncovered remains of a sauropod dinosaur, which is the same…

Findings suggest how country may have been a ‘major centre of dinosaur evolution’

The classic movie’s unforgettable performances and CGI effects remain glorious 30 years after its original release

Steroids or not, the home run chase of 25 years ago was an exciting season. ‘Gould’s Law’ shows it was also a statistical aberration.