Facebook Tweet Email Link Tens of millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile stalked the humid freshwater floodplains of southern Patagonia. Measuring up to 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long and weighing about 550 pounds (250 kilograms), it ate whatever it could catch. Including some dinosaurs. Near the southern tip of South America, in Argentina, scientists recently …
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At dawn in the deep waters off North Maluku, Indonesia, a team of technical divers raised their camera lights and found themselves face to face with a creature once known only from stone. The brown spotted coelacanth, an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia, famous for vanishing before the last dinosaur fell, a survivor of a …
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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 …
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A team of archaeologists has stumbled upon a discovery that will reshape our understanding of early human life in Southeast Asia. Deep beneath the ocean floor off the coast of Indonesia, a remarkable collection of fossils has been uncovered, dating back more than 140,000 years. This find, confirmed by ScienceDirect, paints a vivid picture of a world that once thrived …
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Most people assume an extinct volcano lies silent forever. Yet in Bolivia, the long‑quiet Uturuncu volcano keeps rumbling, forcing scientists to rethink what “dead” really means. A new study mapped more than 1,700 tiny earthquakes to reveal why the mountain twitches instead of blows. Professor Mike Kendall of the University of Oxford, who helped lead the project, calls …
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