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04-18-2024
Largest known marine reptile discovered is a giant ichthyosaur
The discovery of a second massive jawbone, over two meters in length, on a beach in Somerset, UK, has recently piqued the interest of paleontologists. This fossil, along with the first one found, has been identified as belonging to a previously unknown species of giant ichthyosaur named Ichthyotitan severnensis - a marine reptile from prehistoric times. Researchers estimate that this creature would have spanned more than 25 meters in length, akin to the size of a blue whale. Discovery of the marine reptile Ichthyotitan severnensis This significant find...
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09-16-2021
Mysterious microbes inside corals - friends or foes?
In a new study published by PLOS, scientists have investigated...
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09-16-2021
Tail feathers show that sometimes, it's all about survival of the sexiest
The balance between natural and sexual selection in evolutionary processes...
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09-16-2021
Poaching has long term impacts on elephants
Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) recently analyzed 20 years...
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09-15-2021
What did T. rex really look like?
Paleontology has underlying assumptions about how the past is imagined....
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09-15-2021
Australian wildfires caused massive algal blooms
A recent study led by Duke University has found that...
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09-15-2021
Climate change makes wood frogs vulnerable to salt pollution
Researchers from Binghamton University’s Department of Biological Sciences have found that...
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09-15-2021
Roads have far-reaching impacts on chimpanzees
It has been well established that roads generally have a...
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09-14-2021
Modern snakes evolved from just a few surviving species
A new study suggests that all 4,000 species of snakes...
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09-14-2021
Taste cells may control foraging and decision making
New research by neuroscientists has revealed that a single brain...
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09-13-2021
Experts have solved the mystery of fur patterns in cats
A team of experts at the Hudson Alpha Institute for...
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09-13-2021
Cyclones kill thousands of seabirds each year
A new study from CNRS is describing how cyclones are...
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09-13-2021
Mercury levels in bluefin tuna reveal patterns of ocean pollution
The bluefin tuna is a long-lived migratory fish that accumulates...
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