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In 80 million BCE, an ancient reptile left behind a crucial fossil showing how limbs disappeared. 80 million years later, scientists found it suggested early snakes may have evolved across both land and water- This 121-million-year-old bird had tail feathers twice its body length just to get a date
- 130-million-year-old oceans dominated by super predators at unprecedented trophic levels, far surpassing modern marine apex species
- Baby pterosaur fossils with broken wings solve Solnhofen Limestone preservation mysteryTwo baby pterosaur fossils nicknamed Lucky and Lucky II discovered at Solnhofen reveal storm-related deaths 150 million years ago. Universi...07 Sep, 2025, 11.48 AM IST
- Real-life Jurassic Park? Ancient rhino proteins found — dino discoveries may be comingScientists have extracted 24-million-year-old protein sequences from a rhino tooth discovered in the Canadian Arctic, surpassing the age li...17 Jul, 2025, 01.53 AM IST
- 66-million-year-old fossilised vomit found in DenmarkA fascinating discovery from the Cretaceous period reveals a shark — or possibly another fish — may have swallowed sea lilies, only to late...29 Jan, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
- Can the world's loneliest plant get its perfect match?E. woodii is a member of the cycad family, heavy plants with thick trunks and large stiff leaves that form a majestic crown. These resilien...17 Jun, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
- The first dinosaur was named 200 years ago. We know so much more nowBuckland recognized that these fossils belonged to a huge bygone reptile, and gave it a formal scientific name: Megalosaurus, meaning "grea...13 Feb, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
- 180-million-yr-old dinosaur egg fossil unearthed by scientists in Jaisalmer hill sparks fresh Sauropod speculationA fossilized egg, potentially from a dinosaur, has been discovered in the Jethwai-Gajroop Sagar hills in Jaisalmer, India. The egg, resembl...14 Sep, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
- In 120 million-year-old fossil, scientists find oldest record of dinosaur preying on mammalPaleontologists found a fossil of a bird sized dinosaur known as a microraptor, with remains of a mouse inside it.21 Dec, 2022, 10.07 PM IST
- Volcanic rocks may trigger massive unpredicted global warming effects: Study08 Dec, 2019, 03.19 PM IST
- Volcanic rocks may trigger massive unpredicted global warming effects: StudyThey created a model of changes in carbon emissions during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) - a short interval of maximum temper...07 Dec, 2019, 10.48 AM IST
- Tiny fossil shells unveil details about ancient Earth's climate10 May, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
- 'Ichthyosaurs fossil find shows India's biological connect as part of Gondwanaland'New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The discovery of a near-complete fossil of a Jurassic-period 'fish lizard' from a village in Gujarat's Kutch distr...26 Oct, 2017, 09.27 PM IST
- Jurassic period saw fastest mammal evolutionMammals were evolving up to ten times faster in the middle of the Jurassic than they were at the end of the period, coinciding with an expl...20 Jul, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
- General Motors India raises car prices by up to Rs 61,000General Motors India today increased vehicle prices by up to Rs 61,000 in order to partially offset the impact of rising input costs and ex...06 Jan, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
- Climate change is natural, not just man-made: ExpertsAs the world grapples with climate change and methods to tackle natural and man-induced disasters, the role of science should be to provide...06 Jan, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
- Dinosaur whodunit: Is Shiva crater the missing link?It could be the plot of a mega disaster movie. A huge asteroid, nearly 40 km in diameter, comes hurtling towards earth.08 Nov, 2009, 09.58 AM IST
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