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Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million years

Construction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creature was about 65 feet long and lived 120 million years ago. Its closest relative was found in Spain. This discovery suggests ancient land bridges connected continents. The fossil provides clues about how…

The Economic Times

Study suggests dinosaurs may have fed their young ones a special diet to grow faster

Diet followed by young ones likely caused them to grow fast in their first year

The Independent UK

What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur, Triceratops, that she was feeding on yesterday. She walks over and strips off some more shreds of meat, but the smell is…

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What is Mixtape? Annapurna’s new music adventure launches to huge critic scores

Beethoven & Dinosaur’s new coming-of-age-experience.

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One of the rarest 150-million-year-old dinosaur skulls ever found has been uncovered in Spain

In Teruel, Spain, palaeontologists unearthed a nearly complete skull of the armoured dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus. This extraordinary find dates back 150 million years to the Late Jurassic period. The skull emerged from the Villarrubio Formation and stands as the most intact stegosaur skull ever found in Europe. Dinosaur skulls are…

The Times of India

A student found a 75-million-year-old dragonfly fossil in Canada’s ‘land of dinosaurs’

A student, exploring the barren ridges of Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park in search of ancient plant life, stumbled upon an extraordinary find that has changed how we view Cretaceous ecosystems. This discovery was a 75-million-year-old dragonfly wing, perfectly preserved, marking the first time an Odonata fossil from the dinosaur era…

The Times of India

Mixtape review: a stop-motion-like, post-Spider-Verse aesthetic you can play

The spirit of John Hughes, Take on Me and MTV in playable form.

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Tyrannosaur fossil reveals dark secret about apex predator: ‘Like solving ancient murder mystery’

Iconic dinosaur species didn’t let resources go to waste

The Independent UK

Scientists unearth new dinosaur species that lived 190 million years ago

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The Independent UK

New dinosaur species found in China bridges key gap in evolution of colossal plant-eaters

Find indicates high diversity of long-necked dinosaurs in southwestern China during Early Jurassic period

The Independent UK

$Study reveals biological traces inside a T. rex bone fracture after millions of years$

Study reveals biological traces inside a T. rex bone fracture after millions of years

Palaeontologists have achieved a remarkable feat by using advanced X-ray technology to examine a 66-million-year-old injury on ‘Scotty,’ the largest known Tyrannosaurus rex. They scanned one of Scotty's broken ribs with synchrotron micro-computed tomography. As a result, researchers discovered mineralised structures that look like tiny, branching networks, which are the…

The Times of India

From ancient dinosaurs to rare butterflies: The many species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough

The naturalist has lent his name to a remarkable array of flora and fauna

The Independent UK

German museum to return rare Irritator dinosaur skull to Brazil

Spinosaur fossil bought by Stuttgart institution in 1991 has been the subject of a long restitution campaign

The Guardian - UK

‘First dinosaur fire in 65 million years’: Kansas firefighters get the call of a lifetime when lightning strikes 100-foot dinosaur

A 100-foot animatronic dinosaur in Kansas went up in flames after a lightning strike turned it into a towering fireball, leaving firefighters with the most unusual call of their careers. The blaze erupted at Field Station: Dinosaurs, a theme park in Derby, when a bolt of lightning hit the Sauroposeidon…

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The Conversation

There’s a reason we don’t have birds the size of elephants: the mysterious story of how dinosaurs evolved – expert Q&A

Exactly how did birds evolve from dinosaurs? It’s a mystery that has been with us for more than 150 years, and palaeontologists are still hunting for pieces of the puzzle today.

The Conversation

The story of birds: a new history from their dinosaur origins – extract of Steve Brusatte’s new book

The following is an edited extract from The Story of Birds: A New History From Their Dinosaur Origins To the Present

The Guardian - UK

Scientists believe birds’ skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs

Early birds were like ‘T rex reincarnated’, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs’ behaviour

The Independent UK

New fossil finds show that giant kraken-like octopuses ruled prehistoric oceans

The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been an octopus

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'Kraken' octopus that lived at the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean

A close inspection of 27 fossil jaws from finned octopuses challenge the longstanding belief that the apex oceanic predators of the Cretaceous were all vertebrates.

The Conversation

Our unsung hero of science: Friedrich Miescher, the man who discovered DNA

Whether through TV crime dramas or cinema blockbusters about dinosaur theme parks, DNA is a staple of modern popular culture – its double-helix structure one of science’s most iconic visualisations.

International Business Times UK

Logan Paul Invested $500K In A Bizarre Asset — Says It Has Doubled In Value And Could Beat Stocks

Logan Paul says a Triceratops skull he bought for $500,000 has doubled in value and could outperform stocks over the next 20 years.

Cinemablend

Someone Shared How Many Rides Each Disney Park Has, And I'm Rattled At The Difference Between Disneyland And Last Place

I mean, when you put it that way....

Creative Bloq

“The opposite of AI slop”: how Mixtape’s handmade animation builds real emotion

The art direction and rendering tricks behind Mixtape's nostalgic feel are explained.

The Conversation

Moroccan dinosaur’s fearsome tail spikes evolved much earlier than we thought – new discovery

In the heart of the Middle Atlas Mountains in central Morocco, a global team of palaeontologists and geologists has discovered new remains of a very unusual dinosaur. It belonged to the group called ankylosaurs, plant eaters whose bodies were covered in bony plates.

Evening Standard

Odd things we've sent to space as worms blasted up to the space station

From worms to dinosaur bones, discover what's been sent to space as the latest launch heads to the International Space Station

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