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Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here's why that matters

Some of the world’s most popular museums are natural history collections: Think of dinosaur fossils, gemstones and preserved animals. Herbaria – collections of pressed, dried plant specimens – are a less-known but important type of natural history collection. There are some 400 million botanical specimens stored across over 3,500 herbaria…

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Major new research claims smaller-brained Homo naledi made rock art and buried the dead. But the evidence is lacking

The remains of more than 15 individuals belonging to a previously unknown species of extinct human, dubbed Homo naledi, have been found in a cave. However, whether H. naledi buried their dead or created rock art is in dispute, based on their brain size.

The Hindu

India has similar geologic history to parts of South Africa, Australia: Study

India hosts well-preserved volcanic and sedimentary rocks as old as 3.5 billion years, and has similar geologic history to parts of South Africa and Australia

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30 Years Ago, Spielberg Made a Perfect Sci-Fi Movie No One's Ever Been Able to Top

Practical effects from 1993 can invoke far more awe than today’s weightlesss CGI blobs.

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Jurassic Park Brought Back Ariana Richards To Recreate The Famous Jello Scene, And The TikTok's Great

After almost 30 years of Jurassic Park history, Ariana Richards has revisited her memorable moment of fear.

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World’s oldest prehistoric burial site discovered in South Africa

Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger claims that the oldest burial site in the world, dating back to some 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, is in South Africa. He believes the primitive Homo naledi species buried their dead and carved symbols on tomb walls. The findings challenge the current understanding of human evolution.

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Construction Project Unearths Unusual Burial Site Of Mastodons

A group of mastodons roamed around the Midwest about 10,000 to 20,000 in a different era, but the age of the bones are unknown.

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Triassic herbivores starved to death as diet took toll on teeth, study suggests

Rhynchosaurs were an important part of the ecosystems on land during the period, experts said.

The Independent UK

Return of Chonkosaurus: notorious turtle spotted on Chicago River

The massive snapping turtle, estimated to weigh about 35 pounds, went viral after being spotted sunbathing on a rusted metal chain in the Chicago River last month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jurassic Park at 30: how its CGI revolutionised the film industry

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This Newly Discovered Dinosaur Was Vegetarian With Terrifying Teeth

The species lived in what is now Utah during the mid-Cretaceous period around 99 million years ago.

Zenger

Newly discovered dinosaur may have been a last gasp for its species – study

Iani smithi lived some 99 million years ago, researchers said, adding that its most striking feature was its powerful jaw.

The Independent UK

‘Virgin’ crocodile found to have made herself pregnant

The first case in the world

The Independent UK

Fish with 'HUMAN TEETH' caught by shocked diver smashes world record for 'dinosaur-like' size

A shocked diver, in the depths of Chesapeake Bay, has caught a bizarre fish with human-like teeth, smashing the world record for its enormous 'dinosaur-like' size, weighing over 17 pounds.

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World's oldest-known burial site found in South Africa

Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world

Bangkok Post

World's oldest burial site found in S.Africa - scientists

MAROPENG, South Africa: Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.

Salon

The oldest pterosaur ever was discovered

The pterosaur fossils were discovered in Australia, which during the Cretaceous Era was colder and darker

The Independent UK

Field Museum debuts Spinosaurus exhibit featuring largest predatory dinosaur

The newest addition to the Field Museum on Chicago’s lakefront will give visitors a glimpse of the largest predatory dinosaur yet discovered

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Chicago Sun-Times

Huge ‘river monster’ dinosaur unveiled at Field Museum

The semiaquatic Spinosaurus, which lived about 95 million years ago, is 46 feet long.

The Independent UK

Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon

Manchester Evening News

ITV This Morning's Josie Gibson swears while on 'terrifying' ride as fans demand she have her own show

Josie looked close to throwing up while hanging in the air

Daily Mirror

This Morning star Josie Gibson swears live on air during terrifying funfair ride

This Morning star Josie Gibson accidentally swore live on air while visiting the UK's oldest theme park, Blackgang Chine in the Isle of Wight where she braved a terrifying ride

The Independent UK

Why you should visit the Caribbean island you’ve probably never heard of

With a new ferry service from nearby St Kitts, under-the-radar Sint Eustatius has never been more accessible – James Litston sets sail to find out why it should feature in your holiday plans

The Independent UK

Sam Neill to auction off personal Jurassic Park items in support of Unicef UK

The actor’s famous hat, jacket and boots will all form part of an auction which is due to take place later this month in Los Angeles.

The Guardian - AU

Meet Australia’s first long-distance walker: a 250kg marsupial with ‘heeled hands’

Creatures dubbed the ambulator roamed across the continent’s arid interior 3.5 million years ago, scientists say

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