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Rare Pulaosaurus qinglong fossil suggests some dinosaurs may have sounded like birds and shared similar vocal anatomyA newly discovered fossil of Pulaosaurus qinglong, a small plant-eating dinosaur, reveals a bony voice box similar to modern birds. This fi...
Red sand, palm trees, wildlife: This Tamil Nadu desert is the perfect offbeat destination for curious travellersTamil Nadu, renowned for its temples and hills, harbors a surprising red sand desert called Theri Kaadu. Spanning 12,000 acres in Thoothuku...
Scientists Found a Rare Fossil Showing Snakes Once Had Legs and Looked Very Different From TodayA remarkable fossil, Najash rionegrina, reveals snakes evolved gradually, losing legs and reshaping their bodies over millions of years. Th...
Hidden for millions of years, scientists identify a new dinosaur species deep in the SaharaPaleontologists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in the remote Sahara Desert of Niger. Unlike other spi...
Baby Dinosaur Fossils in Arctic Permafrost Show How They Survived Polar WintersTiny dinosaur fossils unearthed in Alaska reveal that baby dinosaurs were born and raised through harsh Arctic winters, enduring months of ...
Scientists discover misidentified museum fossils are actually from the ancient ‘living fossil’ coelacanthBritish museum fossils, misidentified for over a century, are now known to be ancient coelacanth fish. This discovery dramatically increase...
Google Doodle pays tribute to Staurikosaurus: All about the 208 mn-yr-old dinosaur named after a starA 208.5 million-year-old dinosaur has captured attention once more, all due to a vibrant Google Doodle! On October 19, the search engine gi...
Australia: Scientists discover lizard-like ancient amphibian species which occupied country 247 million years agoWith fewer than 10 fossils of this lizard-like species being globally recognized, experts suggest that the revelation could revolutionize o...
Shattered by Nazi bombs, a fossil's lost copies are just being foundThe duo stumbled across the casts while scouring museum collections for overlooked ichthyosaurs.
Ask the travel expert: What are the must-visit places in Australia?Don't miss planning a visit to Lizard Island, Uluru and Kangaroo Island.
- Oldest reptile that could shed its tail to escape predators identified
Scientists have identified ancient reptiles dating back to 289 million years ago that could detach their tails to escape the grasp of their...
- Australian snakes have Asian origins: Study
Sydney, Nov 2 (IANS) Ancient species of Australian lizards and snakes, including some of the world's most deadliest, migrated from Asia to ...
- Ancient snakes both like eels, burrowed like worms
Canberra, Aug 23 (IANS) Ancient snakes may have been more adept at moving through water and living underground than their contemporary coun...
- Jurassic-era crocodile with T-rex teeth discovered in Madagascar
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Scientists have discovered fossils belonging to an ancient, extinct crocodile relative that has deep and massive ...
A cruise in the Mediterranean Sea is the best way to enjoy Southern EuropeVisit countries & ports any other way than on a cruise holiday, you would have to either go by coach or hop on and off a number of flights.
Snakes evolved on land 128 million years agoThe original snake ancestor was a nocturnal, stealth-hunting predator that had tiny hind limbs with ankles and toes, researchers said.
Ancestor of snakes, lizards likely gave birth to live youngIn an unusual discovery, scientists have found that the ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laying ...
No-roof GodsDotting the 36-acre campus here are majestic banyan trees.Priests and priestesses stand (they aren't allowed to sit) beneath the boughs att...
- Scientists unearth largest ever plant-eating dinosaur
Scientists have unearthed what they say are the remains of one of the largest ever plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed the world some 90 mil...
- Love’s labours
The pain of love is not easily soothed, as many have discovered.