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Study: Hidden Cushion Enabled Dinosaurs to Carry Heavy Loads

Australian scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs -- like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus -- supported their gigantic bodies on land. In a study published in the journal Science Advances on August 10, a University of Queensland and Monash University-led team used 3D modelling and engineering methods to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 13, 2022

Rare microscopic creatures discovered in Scottish Highland caves

Discovery of ostracods thought to be a first for Scotland

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

Scientists discover first-of-its-kind small armoured dinosaur the size of a pet cat

Jakapil kaniukura may have had a two-legged stance unlike most armoured dinosaurs of this kind, scientists say

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

Giant Deep Sea Crustacean Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico

A giant deep-sea crustacean, a huge marine relative of the common woodlouse or roly-poly, has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico.

Zenger · Aug 10, 2022

‘Made in India’stone tools existed 2.47 lakh years ago!

1/10 - Our assumption about modern humans is about to be challenged 2/10 - It was argued that modern humans migrated from Africa to India 1. 25 lakh years ago 3/10 - It was argued that early humans from Africa carried middle Paleolithic stone tools to India 4/10 - But…

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2022

Giant meteor impacts created Earth’s continents

Analysis of minerals in rocks suggests that continents were formed through giant meteorite impacts

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Study finds evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents

The theory that the continents originally formed at sites of these collisions had been around for decades but with little evidence to support it.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Southern conifers: meet this vast group of ancient trees with mysteries still unsolved

When you think of “conifers”, tall, conical shaped trees often found in public parks or front yards may spring to mind. But these impressive trees are far more fascinating than you may have realised, as they represent just one piece of an unsolved botanical puzzle.

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2022

Giant armoured deep sea creature with 14 legs discovered 2,500ft under the waves

The creepy looking animal has a distinctive creamy-yellow shell and was found living beneath the waves off the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico - where an asteroid strike wiped out the dinosaurs

Daily Mirror · Aug 9, 2022

Newly Found Mammoth Butchering Site Proves Humans Were In North America Much Earlier

A newly discovered mammoth butchering site proves that humans were in North America nearly 15,000 years earlier than thought, scientists have revealed.

Zenger · Aug 9, 2022