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Scientists discovered a new species, Ontocetus posti, showing feeding similarities with the modern walrus and reflecting convergent evolution. This species, adapted to suction-feeding, highlights the role of environmental changes in the evolutionary history of marine mammals, from its migration patterns to its extinction in the face of global cooling. A...

New Species of Extinct Walrus-Like Mammal Discovered in the North Atlantic

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Do dinosaurs still exist in some parts of the world today? – Ruben M., age 5. Did all dinosaurs become extinct, killed when...

Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world? A paleontologist explains

You’re reading this because something catastrophic terminated the more than 150-million-year reign of the dinosaurs. What opened the doors for mammals to dominate Earth was likely an extraterrestrial object; probably an asteroid. Where that asteroid came from has not been entirely clear. But new research might have gotten a giant step closer to solving this mystery. According to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, the rogue space rock probably came from far beyond Jupiter, and was likely laced with traces from the stars that existed before the Sun.

Scientists Finally Know Where the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Came From — At Least They Think

DALLAS — A shocking prehistoric find has pieced together a dinosaur’s journey across two continents, revealing that these giant land masses were once a single supercontinent millions of years ago. Specifically, researchers discovered matching trails of dinosaur footprints in two different regions of the world, as if these prints were broken in half and thrown thousands of miles apart!

Ancient dinosaur highway unearthed! Scientists discover matching footprints 3,700 miles apart

Researchers uncovered matching sets of hundreds of dinosaur footprints in Africa and South America, revealing a dinosaur highway used 120 million years ago.

Matching sets of dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean

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While Guinness World Records officially lists the Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt as the world’s oldest pyramid (around 2,630 BC), one paper published in October claimed a layer of the Gunung Padang pyramid in Indonesia was constructed as far back as 25,000 BC – though there has since been doubts as to whether the structure was ever man-made at all.In research led by Danny Hilman Natawidjaja of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and published in the journal Archaeological Prospection, the academics write that “the pyramid’s core consists of meticulously sculpted massive andesite lava” and that the “oldest construction” element of...

'World’s oldest pyramid' built 25,000 years ago was not made by humans, archaeologists claim

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There are literal oceans' worth of liquid water hiding out on Mars. There's just one big problem. That water is actually in Mars, at depths that are too far below the surface for us to access.



					
			

That's according to new analysis of seismic data collected by the  Mars InSight lander, for which huge reservoirs of liquid water are the best explanation. And, although that water is out of reach, it is an important piece of the strange puzzle of the aquatic history of our dry, desiccated, dusty neighbor.
"Understanding the Martian water cycle is critical for understanding the evolution of the...

Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars – But There's a Catch

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NASA’s hypothetical asteroid impact exercises, held every two years, simulate a potential Earth impact to prepare global defense responses. These exercises incorporate realistic asteroid tracking data and emphasize international cooperation in emergency planning and asteroid deflection strategies, highlighted by recent successful tests such as DART. Asteroid Impact Preparedness. A...

NASA Confronts 72% Asteroid Impact Probability: A Planetary Defense Test

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In 2019, a large grey blob was spotted on the shores of Santa Barbara's Coal Oil Point Reserve in southern California. Unfortunately, no one was able to identify the creature correctly. The only characteristic everyone could agree on was that it was massive, at almost seven feet long and close to 600 pounds.

This Freakish Creature Appeared On A California Beach And Left Scientists Completely Baffled

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Jaw and arm bone fragments at an archeological site in Indonesia have revealed that humanity‘s so-called “Hobbit” ancestors were even smaller than initially thought. Knewz.com has learned that the first discovery of these humans was made when scientists dug out fairly recent remains dating back between 60,000 and 100,000 years ago. The latest find, located […]

Newly Discovered Hobbit Fossils From 700,000 Years Ago Reveal Stunning New Detail

Researchers have detailed the jumping mechanics of globular springtails, small hexapods that perform rapid, spinning backflips to avoid predators. Using high-speed cameras, they captured these jumps, revealing how springtails use a special appendage to achieve remarkable speeds and heights, far exceeding their own body length. Move over, Sonic. There’s a...

Astonishing Aerials: This Tiny Backyard Bug Performs the Fastest Backflips on Earth

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Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery at the ancient site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. They have uncovered what is believed to be the world's oldest calendar. Etched into a 12,000-year-old stone pillar, this finding could significantly alter our understanding of early civilization and the history of timekeeping.

Discovery of Ancient Calendar at Göbekli Tepe May Rewrite History of Early Civilizations

Picture a time when prehistoric humans roamed the wetlands of what is now New Mexico, unaware that their everyday activities would leave a mark for us to study thousands of years later. The fossilized footprints discovered at White Sands National Park offer a rare glimpse into the lives of these ancient people, revealing stories that static bones and stone tools cannot tell.

Scientists uncover ancient footprint that suggests humans came to North America 23,000 years ago

Researchers have discovered that the same principles governing air turbulence in the troposphere also apply to the thermosphere. A study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that turbulence in the thermosphere follows the same physical laws as wind in the lower atmosphere. Additionally, the study found that wind in the thermosphere mainly rotates cyclonically, meaning it turns counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

New Study Links Earth’s Weather to the Mysterious Thermosphere

Research indicates that the largest T. rex could have weighed up to 15 tonnes and measured 15 meters, significantly larger than any currently known specimens, suggesting potential for even larger discoveries as paleontological efforts continue. New research published in the journal Ecology and Evolution assesses the maximum possible sizes of...

Paleontological Surprise: New Research Indicates That T. rex Was Much Larger Than Previously Thought

The iconic 'Altar Stone' at the heart of Stonehenge was transported 440 miles from northeast Scotland, scientists have found. The "truly remarkable" discovery has left archaeologists scratching their heads over how and why our Neolithic ancestors transported the six-tonne sandstone so far around 4,500 years ago. Until now the giant...

Stonehenge discovery 'shocks' archeologists that iconic Altar Stone was transported from north east Scotland

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A 150-million-year-old unique green dinosaur skeleton, which could be a new species, has been reassembled for display in Los Angeles. The dinosaur was first spotted in 2007.

First-of-its-kind green dinosaur skeleton recovered in Utah could be new species, says National Geographic

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Scientists Drill 1,268 Meters Deep Under The Atlantic Ocean, Scooping Out Huge Piece Of Earth's Mantle

There’s a special kitchen at the bottom of the sea. Scientists are now closer to reconstructing how it whipped up early life, thanks to a massive 1.2-kilometer core that a ship drilled out from a Mount-Rainier-sized underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean. Johan Lissenberg, igneous petrologist at Cardiff University,...

Scientists Drilled Into An Underwater Mountain In the Atlantic’s ‘Lost City’ To Obtain A Massive Core Sample

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Scientists Discover Unique New Species of Dinosaur With a Distinctive “Eyebrow”

The newly discovered theropod, Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus, bridges a major knowledge gap in Jurassic theropod biogeography and evolution with its unique features and the recovery of both...

Scientists Discover Unique New Species of Dinosaur With a Distinctive “Eyebrow”

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