This 143-million-year-old dinosaur discovered in Thailand, can rewrite parts of Jurassic history

This Fossil Sat in a Drawer for 40 Years. Now It’s Changing What We Know About Dinosaurs in Antarctica

A case of mistaken identity resolved decades later.

Ancient Molecules on a Pterosaur Fossil Revealed What Its Diet Looked Like 100 Million Years Ago

According to a new study in iScience, researchers found an especially well-preserved 113-million-year-old pterosaur fossil in Brazil. As if that wasn’t rare enough, this miraculously good-looking fossil had on its wing an equally well-preserved ancient steroid molecule, which has given researchers a molecular-level glimpse at what these ancient flying reptiles ate. A lot of the []

Thai paleontologists discover new dinosaur species from 150 million years ago with neck the length of a cricket pitch

Thai palaeontologists have named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, a herbivorous sauropod from Kalasin Province whose exceptionally long neck places it in the Mamenchisauridae family, a group previously found almost exclusively in China, researchers report in Scientific Reports The post Thai paleontologists discover new dinosaur species from 150 million years ago with neck the length of a cricket pitch appeared first on ProtoThema English.

New 2-Part Sci-Fi Completely Rewrites 66 Million Years of Dinosaur History – Watch the Wild Trailer

Image via Sparke Films Move over, Jurassic Park: a wild new dinosaur series that completely reinvents history is in the works, and there’s a brand-new trailer for it. Although the Jurassic franchise will probably never go extinct, we are now at least entering an age where there are some other exciting dino movies, and they keep taking us to []

IKIAM University Identifies First Dinosaur Fossil in Ecuadorian Amazon

The remains of ‘Wakrayampi’ were discovered in 2018 by residents of a community in the Napo province. This week, IKIAM University announced that its researchers have identified the first dinosaur fossil ever recorded in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a titanosaur sauropod that lived in the region about 67 million years ago. RELATED: Extinction of Indigenous Languages []

Rare Neanderthal baby fossil reveals our ancient relatives may have begun life much like modern humans

Rare Neanderthal baby fossil reveals our ancient relatives may have begun life much like modern humans

Antarctica’s first dinosaur fossil identified as titanosaur tail vertebra

Antarctica’s first dinosaur fossil identified as titanosaur tail vertebra

A Fossil From Antarctica Sat in a Drawer for 40 Years. It Turned Out to Be the First Dinosaur Bone Ever Found on the Continent

After being forgotten for decades, the mysterious tail vertebra has finally been identified as part of a titanosaur. The discovery helps researchers understand how dinosaurs may have traversed Earth's southernmost regions

Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers

Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers

2,000-year-old human DNA found in caves in Spain, Portugal

An international team of researchers has discovered human DNA at least 2,000 years old on cave walls in Portugal and Spain, providing the first evidence that cave walls can preserve human genetic material for thousands of years.

A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer.

Scientists share details about first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica

Scientists share details about first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica

Ancient DNA study of skeletons could unlock secrets of 1071 Battle of Manzikert

Scientists hope radiocarbon dating, forensic anthropology and ancient DNA analysis will help determine whether the burial ground is connected to the battle that reshaped the region's history

New Evidence Rewrites Morocco’s Ancient Civilizations Story

New archaeological research is overturning assumptions that North Africa was a backwater before Phoenician traders arrived 3,000 years ago. Research combining excavation data, radiocarbon dating, and DNA evidence shows that communities in present-day Morocco were farming, raising livestock, and trading across the Strait of Gibraltar as early as 3800 BCE. The massive settlement of Oued []

A dinosaur fossil sat forgotten in a drawer since 1985 until scientists realized what it was

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer

Leitrim human remains date to at least 5,300 years ago

Human remains discovered almost a century ago in a megalithic tomb in Co Leitrim have been dated to 5,300-5,600 years ago.

At least two more years before Malaysia gets new LCS missiles, says army chief

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Malaysia will need at least two more years to acquire a replacement surface-to-surface miss...

The open wounds of Guatemala’s civil war: 68 victims of genocide identified

The remains of Indigenous Maya people killed in 1982 have been recovered from a storage facility in Chimaltenango to receive the dignified burial long denied them by the Guatemalan state

World : Sixty-year-old Lao National Circus Overcomes Chequered History To Tell Nation’s Story 

PHNOM PENH, July 4 (Bernama) -- Nestled among lush mountains and along the banks of the idyllic Mekong River lies one of Laos' best-kept cultural treasures – a circus tradition that has survived revolution, war and decades of hardship.

Papua to receive 22,000 home renovations in 2026: minister

Indonesia will renovate about 22,000 houses across Papua in 2026 under its Home Renovation Program, aiming to reduce ...

Discovery of fish-eating raptor in Argentina points to prehistoric links with China

Scientists have uncovered a new species of raptor in Argentina that sports the same telltale curved claw as the velociraptors found in China, some 19,000km (11,800 miles) away. Though they were found on opposite ends of the world, these two dinosaurs were close kin – tracing back to a common ancestor from an era when the continents were knitted together to form one big land mass. This discovery, published late last month in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, has prompted scientists to...

New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand

The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.

T rex skeleton ‘Gus’ presented in New York ahead of auction

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — One of the world's most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Gus, was showcased Wednesday at Sotheby's auction house in New York ahead of its sale later this month.Valued at between 20 million to 30 million -- the highest price estimate ever for a dinosaur -- the giant fossil was discovered on a cattle ranch in South Dakota in 2021.Gus lived during the Maastrichtian period, some 72 to 66 million years ago, which was characterised by a warm climate, high sea levels and vast floodable coastal plains.The skeleton measures 38 feet (11.6 meters) in body length, making it one of the largest T rexes ever discovered. It has 183 fossilised bones and is roughly 63 per cent complete.Gus is on view in New York until July 14, when the auction will take place.

T. rex took 40 years to reach full size, scientists find

Tyrannosaurus rex may have been a much slower grower than scientists realized. A new study of 17 tyrannosaur fossils found that the giant predator likely took about 40 years to reach its full size of roughly eight tons, extending previous estimates by 15 years.

Sea turtle hunters become their protectors in Cabo Verde

Former sea turtle hunters in Cabo Verde, off the coast of West Africa, have shifted to working in loggerhead turtle conservation along the archipelago nation’s main nesting beaches. The change was propelled by 2018 legislation that criminalized killing threatened turtle species, Sonam Lama Hyolmo reported for Mongabay. Rangers, around a dozen of which used to []

Sekatan udang Thailand kekal, Malaysia teliti dokumen 30 hari

KOTA BHARU: Malaysia kekal dengan keputusan menyekat import lima spesies udang dari Thailand dengan kerajaan memerlukan sekurang-kurangnya 30 hari untuk meneliti dokumen dan maklumat yang dikemukakan pihak berkuasa negara itu sebelum sebarang keputusan dibuat. Ketua Pengarah Perikanan, Datuk Adnan Hussain berkata, sepanjang tempoh itu, pasukan teknikal Jabatan Perikanan akan menilai semua dokumen bagi memastikan aspek ... Read more The post Sekatan udang Thailand kekal, Malaysia teliti dokumen 30 hari appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Riverbank erosion puts ancient Indonesian heritage site at risk

Riverbank erosion puts ancient Indonesian heritage site at risk

Koreanosaurus, 1st dinosaur fossil named after Korea to become natural monument

Korea's first indigenous dinosaur fossil to bear the country's name in its scientific classification is set to be designated a natural monument, the Korea Heritage Service said Monday. The agency said it plans to designate the Koreanosaurus boseongensis skeletal fossil discovered in Boseong, South Jeolla Province, as a natural monument, along with the pig-nosed turtle skeleton fossil from Yeosu (Pleurochayes yeosuensis) and the Tafoni weathering pits of Suudo Island in Tongyeong. Natural monumen

First Antarctic Dinosaur Bone Discovered

Scientists have identified the first dinosaur fossil ever discovered in Antarctica after a specimen spent four decades forgotten in a drawer at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge.

100,000 dolphins killed in the Black Sea because of Russia’s war, Ukrainian scientist warns: “We may lose a unique ecosystem”

Researchers say documented strandings represent only a fraction of the true toll because an estimated 95 of dolphin carcasses sink before they can be counted.

Scientists tickled monkeys to find if they have the same giggles as humans — and they do

“In a way, we are very similar to other great apes because we’ve been laughing in a similar way for 15 million years.

Guinea : Much work lies ahead for Simandou Mining Summit organisers

Three years in the making, the Guinean mining summit is now set to take place from 11 to 14 November [...]

15 discoveries that changed what we thought we knew about the ancient world

These are the archaeological finds that didn't just add to the historical record — they forced a genuine revision of what came before