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In 2016, workers digging beneath an Oregon State University stadium uncovered Ice Age mammoths, bison and ancient camelsRecently, construction workers at Oregon State University stumbled upon remarkable Ice Age mammoth fossils, unveiling a prehistoric landsca...- In 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant; 28 years later, his travels produced the first geological map of an entire country, only for him to land in debtors’ prisonIn 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant. Twenty-eight years later, his endless travels produced the world’s ...
- Neanderthals disappeared about 40,000 years ago, but their DNA may now be helping some modern humans build more muscleA genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals boosts muscle mass in certain modern humans. This variant impacts the signaling of growth hor...
- In 1948, scientists abandoned this giant fossil. Nearly 80 years later, it became something nobody expectedScientists identified a new species of ancient amphibian-like creature from an Arctic fossil. This previously unknown creature, Arctobatrac...
- Ancient microbes in our backyardA groundbreaking find near Jamshedpur, India, reveals microscopic fossils that may date back 3.5 billion years, showcasing early life forms...
- In 1991, a Norwegian geologist found one ancient polar bear bone. 34 years later, 6,000 bones revealed a 75,000-year-old Arctic communityA polar bear rib led to the discovery of an ancient Arctic animal community. Researchers examined over six thousand bone fragments using DN...
- A vast ocean conveyor carries water from Greenland through the Atlantic for 350 years and shapes rainfall in Brazil; 15,400 years ago, it suddenly surged beyond today's strengthRecent sediment analyses indicate that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has undergone surprising fluctuations in intensity. ...
- In Argentina, one fossil bone from a 236-million-year-old cynodont contained a rare clue about birth. Researchers found its newborn size resembled mammals, suggesting live birth evolved 95 million years earlier than thoughtNew fossil evidence challenges the long-held belief that ancient cynodonts laid eggs. A recent study found compelling proof that Chiniquodo...
- After nearly 6 years of research, HKU scientists created steel that survives 1,700 mV in seawater, potentially replacing titanium parts and cutting structural material costs 40 times for green hydrogenGreen hydrogen has a costly weakness. Its equipment can depend on expensive titanium to survive harsh electrochemical conditions. Scientist...
- Earlier this year, University of Toronto scientists measured hydrogen flowing from billion-year-old Canadian Shield rocks through nearly 15,000 mine boreholes. Today, the site could yield more than 140 tonnes of natural hydrogen each yearAncient Canadian Shield rocks are quietly producing white hydrogen, a naturally occurring gas that could reshape the clean energy market. S...
- 'Big Pig Dig': In 1994, two hikers discovered a 34-million-year old site in South Dakota's Badlands with fossils of prehistoric rhinos, small horses and huge carnivorous pigsIn 1994, two hikers stumbled upon enormous bones in South Dakota's Badlands, igniting a wave of scientific exploration that lasted years. T...
- 112 million years ago, a rainforest thrived in what is now Ecuador; amber from the lost Early Cretaceous forest preserved insects, pollen, and a strand of spider webScientists discovered ancient amber in Ecuador's Napo Province, dating back 112 million years. This amber contains preserved insects and sp...
- 90 million years ago, Antarctica had a temperate forest just 900 kilometers from the South Pole despite months of darkness. 90 million years later, scientists found its roots, pollen and spores preserved in seafloor sediment beneath today's frozen continentAncient West Antarctica hosted a temperate rainforest approximately ninety million years ago. Fossil roots and pollen indicate dense vegeta...
- 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 waterAn ancient fossil discovered in Brazil offers new insights into snake evolution. This 80-million-year-old specimen suggests early snakes in...
- Thai man spots strange-looking rocks near pond; scientists say they are bones of 100-million-year-old dinosaur, biggest in Southeast AsiaA Thai man's discovery of strange-looking rocks near a shrinking pond led scientists to identify the fossilised remains of Nagatitan chaiya...
- Rare 45,000-year-old crystal tool changed how scientists viewed NeanderthalsA rare crystal tool found in a French cave is changing scientific views. This ancient artifact reveals Neanderthals were skilled toolmakers...
- In 2017, hundreds of fossil eggs in China revealed that Pterosaurs or ancient flying reptiles may have raised their youngIn a remarkable discovery, paleontologists in China unearthed hundreds of fossilized pterosaur eggs and bones, dating back 120 million year...
- How did Mount Everest become the highest peak? In 2006, scientists found a big clue to how some of Earth's tallest mountains formedMount Everest keeps rising. How did it become Earth's highest peak? We know India slammed into Asia millions of years ago. Tectonic plates ...
- Matthew Myerscough went from avalanche survivor to discovering a 201-million-year-old sea dragon. This is his storyA mountaineer survived a severe avalanche and later found a significant fossil. This discovery includes part of a 201-million-year-old mari...
- In 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago: Fossil discovery explains how raptors spread across ancient EarthIn 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago after research...
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