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A 225-million-year-old fossil discovered in Africa is rewriting the story of how dinosaurs first emerged. The fossilized leg bone, belonging to a little-known group of reptiles called silesaurs, challenges long-standing beliefs about the size and evolution of the earliest dinosaurs and their closest relatives. A Forgotten Fossil Resurfaces The fossil was first unearthed in 1963 in what is now Zambia …

Despite what the movies tell us, dinosaurs probably didn’t roar at their prey. It’s more likely that they chirped like birds, based on a well-preserved new fossil with an intact voice box. A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered an almost-complete skeleton of a new dinosaur species in northeastern China. This two-legged, 72 centimeter (2.4 foot) …

IN A NUTSHELL 🦤 Peter Jackson collaborates with Colossal Biosciences to bring back the extinct giant moa. 🔬 The project combines cutting-edge genetic engineering with cultural heritage, highlighting the significance for the Māori people. 🎬 Jackson sees the moa’s resurrection as both a scientific achievement and a celebration of New Zealand’s heritage. 🌍 The project sparks discussions on the ethics …

A groundbreaking study published in Royal Society Open Science delves into a 225-million-year-old fossil discovered in Zambia, which could dramatically alter our understanding of early dinosaur evolution. The ancient leg bone, believed to belong to a silesaur, an early reptile close to dinosaurs, suggests that early dinosaur ancestors might have been significantly larger than previously thought. This finding casts new …

If you want to get by in this world, you could do a lot worse than developing a predilection for ants. In fact, ant-eating may be a dramatically overlooked recipe for success. According to new research, relying on ants as a sole food source has evolved at least 12 times in mammals since the reign of the dinosaurs ended some …

Imagine a snake so large it could span the length of a city bus. This isn’t a creature from a horror film, but a real animal that once dominated the Earth. The Titanoboa, a massive serpent that lived around 58 to 60 million years ago, was the largest snake to ever exist. Stretching up to 45 feet (13.72 m) and …

CNN  —  Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from a fossilized rhinoceros tooth, breaking new ground in the study of ancient life on Earth. The 24 million-year-old tooth, which was unearthed in the Canadian Arctic, contains proteins that are 10 times older than the most ancient known DNA. Using the sample, scientists have now analyzed the oldest detailed protein sequence on …