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In 1924, an amateur palaeontologist found a fossil in the UK that remained unstudied for years. Now a century later, scientists say it's a new dinosaur speciesA recently identified dinosaur species named Invictibellatrix amberina was discovered on the Isle of Wight. The discovery marks the first e...- This stunning UK seaside town is famous for natural beauty, rich history and incredible fossilsLyme Regis is a lovely seaside town in the UK, with a lovely coast line, rich history and important fossil discoveries. Situated between Do...
- Scientists found something T. rex bones could never show: First known trackway reveals how the dinosaur actually walked 66.5 million years agoIn 2025, Kent Hups discovered unusual impressions in North Dakota's Hell Creek Formation believed to be T. rex footprints. Paleontologists ...
- Jurassic Park’s T. rex image challenged? Colorado teacher’s discovery of 66.5-million-year-old footprints suggests dinosaur may have strolled rather than sprintedA teacher found unusual rock formations during a fossil hunt. These formations revealed a rare sequence of four Tyrannosaurus rex footprint...
- He is 12, with an IQ of 168 and living with a neurological disease. But he's all set to become the youngest student in an MA programme at New York University. Who is Joe Petraro Hyppolite?Meet Joe Petraro Hyppolite – a real-life Sheldon Cooper. At just 13, he is all set to start his Master’s degree at New York University. Wit...
- Science says ancient soil can reveal about extinct animals that left no bones, the hidden DNA record beneath our feetThe discovery of DNA preserved in ancient sediments is expanding our understanding of what can constitute a fossil record. Bones provide ph...
- 415 million years ago, giant scorpions the size of a Golden Retreiver prowled Britain — and its story is now rewriting prehistoric historyScientists identified Praearcturus gigas as the largest known scorpion, measuring one meter long. This ancient predator lived approximately...
- In 2026, scientists uncovered a 1.1-meter pregnant ichthyosaur fossil in China. 247 million years later, at least 11 nearly born foetuses were found insideA fossil ichthyosaur found in China carried at least eleven developing babies. These marine reptiles lived during the Mesozoic era, patroll...
- In 1901, a Stanford graduate accidentally found mysterious bones in California. His discovery helped reveal a lost world of 600 ancient speciesIn a fascinating turn of events, geologist William Warren Orcutt uncovered ancient animal bones within asphalt deposits, revealing a captiv...
- A museum rock was forgotten for 30 years in a drawer in Japan. Now, its hidden bones may uncover a new 66-million-year-old sea monsterResearchers in Japan have identified four previously overlooked mosasaur bones from rock samples collected in the early 1990s. One bone is ...
- An 11-year-old dinosaur fan in a small US town just made history as he now holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest museum curatorAnderson Taylor, an 11-year-old boy, became the world's youngest male museum curator. He opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum at nin...
- 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...
- Musango matusadonaensis: 210-million-year-old dinosaur challenges what scientists knew about ancient AfricaA new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis, was discovered in Zimbabwe approximately 210 million years ago. This early sauropodomorph ...
- Eggs en Provence: France's unique dinosaur egg troveAt the foot of Sainte Victoire, the mountain in Provence immortalised by Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne, a palaeontologist brushes meti...
- 'Chinese Dragon': Fossils of 240-million-year-old reptile unveiledA 10-year study of Dinocephalosaurus orientalis was done at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, part...
- Scientists reveal 280-million-year-old fossil may have been partly forgedA recent discovery published in the journal Palaeontology suggests that a 280-million-year-old fossil, known as Tridentinosaurus antiquus, ...
- Face to foot with day zero of the dinosNow, a fossil has reportedly been discovered of a Thescelosaurus neglectus, a 'small' 100-300 kg upright running dinosaur, in the palaeonto...
- Do 'Stan' by for a new genre of artBy selling for $32 million, a dinosaur has revealed a new market for palaeo-works.
- Flowering plants originated 250 million years ago: StudyFlowering plants may have originated between 149 and 256 million years ago, according to a study published today. Researchers found that fl...
- Fossil research discovers growth mystery of world's earliest treesBeijing, Oct 24 (IANS) A joint research project by scientists from China, Britain and the US has discovered how the earliest trees on earth...
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