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Paris accord threshold could be breached in 4 years as warming accelerates: AnalysisEarth's climate is warming rapidly due to human actions. Global temperatures reached 1.37 degrees Celsius last year. Scientists warn the 1....
Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...
14,400 years ago, five people and a canid entered an Italian cave using pine twigs for lightScientists have uncovered how prehistoric humans explored deep caves nearly 14,400 years ago. A group of five people and their dog navigate...
In 2024, scientists studied a 52,000-year-old mammoth, and found something ancient DNA was never expected to keepA remarkably preserved Siberian woolly mammoth, dating back 52,000 years, has yielded an astonishing discovery: fossilized chromosomes. Thi...
Why do humans take so long to grow up compared to other animals and how brain evolution reshaped human development and survival today?Humans take nearly 18 to 25 years to reach full maturity, far longer than most mammals. This slow human growth is driven by brain evolution...
This 121-million-year-old bird had tail feathers twice its body length just to get a datePaleontologists have discovered Plumadraco bankoorum, a new species of bird from 121 million years ago in China. This "feather dragon" poss...
A single jawbone from Taiwan just changed what scientists knew about DenisovansA mysterious ancient jawbone found in Taiwan has been identified as a Denisovan man. This discovery rewrites our understanding of these ear...
Goodbye to the Dragon Man mystery: Ancient proteins suggest the skull belonged to a DenisovanScientists have uncovered new molecular evidence. This evidence indicates the Harbin cranium fossil, known as 'Dragon Man', is a Denisovan....
These large- and mid-cap stocks can give more than 20% return in 1 year, according to analystsHas a peace deal been agreed on by the US and Iran? Will the fragile ceasefire hold? No one can answer these questions with any certainty. ...
Scientists just found a "fake dinosaur" that walked on two legs like a dinosaur 212 million years agoA newly named 'witch croc,' Labrujasuchus expectatus, roamed the American Southwest 212 million years ago, predating similar dinosaur forms...
For those who still have patience for long-term investing: 5 large-caps from different sectors with upside potential of up to 30%The Indian markets are closed for trading, but the oil price is reacting to overnight noise on the US-Iran war. So, will we see more weakne...
In 2014, a 5-year-old’s innocent fossil hunt led to the discovery of a rare armored dinosaur in TexasA young boy found unusual bones near a Texas shopping centre. Initially thought to be turtle remains, further analysis revealed them to be ...
In 1997, construction workers building a laser facility found enormous mammoth bones that surprised scientists with evidence of California’s ancient past from the ice ageConstruction workers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory unearthed mammoth bones in 1997. The discovery occurred during excavation fo...
In 2022, a routine study of analyzing satellite topography led to ring-shaped reef structures which proved Australia’s “empty” Nullarbor Plain was once a shallow seaRecent research has revealed a reef-like geological structure beneath Australia's Nullarbor Plain, previously thought to be barren. Satelli...
In 2014, first fossil hunt for a freshman in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin led to a new mammal species, which gave science its first new multituberculate in over 100 years, and proved even well-dug fossil sites still hide surprisesA student's first fossil field trip in New Mexico yielded an astonishing discovery: the teeth and jaw fragments of a previously unknown mam...
A 7-year-old found a strange fossil in the Badlands, and scientists were stunned by what it was: It belonged to a member of an extinct family of saber-toothed cat-like mammalsA young visitor to Badlands National Park made an extraordinary find. Seven-year-old Kylie Ferguson discovered the fossilized skull of an a...
In 2017, workers building a police and fire facility in Colorado accidentally exposed the fossils of Torosaurus, which rewrote Colorado's prehistoric mapA construction site in Thornton, Colorado, unexpectedly unearthed massive fossilized bones in 2017, halting development for a public safety...
In 1994, two visitors hiking through the Badlands noticed bones weathering from the ground and uncovered an ancient watering hole filled with fossilsHikers in 1994 stumbled upon fossils in Badlands National Park. This accidental find revealed the Big Pig Dig, an ancient watering hole. Ov...
Forget king cobras, this extinct Greek snake may have been far heavier than living vipersFossilized remains of Laophis crotaloides, an extinct snake species from Greece, suggest it was significantly larger than modern vipers, po...
In the 1960s, Australian farmers digging through Queensland wetlands uncovered strange skulls that sparked debate over whether early Australians looked archaicFossils found at Kow Swamp, Australia, initially suggested archaic human presence due to robust skulls. However, later studies revealed the...