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Amber Discovered For the First Time in Antarctica: What You Need to Know
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists have uncovered the first-ever amber from Antarctica, dating back to the mid-Cretaceous period. Found in the Pine Island trough, this amber is between 92 and 83 million years old. The discovery offers insights into the ancient conifer-rich, swampy rainforest ecosystem near the South Pole. It also shows that all continents once supported r...
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Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Researchers have uncovered a well-preserved skull of Navaornis hestiae, an ancient bird from 80 million years ago, marking a crucial discovery for understanding the evolution of avian intelligence. Found in Brazil, this fossil bridges a 70-million-year gap in bird evolution between Archaeopteryx and today's birds, showcasing intermediate brain deve...
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Cretaceous Dinosaur That Could Run Faster with Wings Discovered
- Thursday October 24, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A recent study on the small dinosaur Dromaeosauriformipes rarus reveals that it may have utilized its wings to achieve remarkable running speeds of up to 38 kilometers per hour. Analyzing fossilized footprints, researchers found evidence that challenges traditional views on dinosaur flight evolution. This discovery suggests that the ability to fly ...
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Meet Quaestio Simpsonorum: The Oldest Asymmetrical Animal Found in Australia
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A recent study has identified Quaestio simpsonorum, a 555-million-year-old asymmetrical animal found in Australia’s Nilpena Ediacara National Park. This creature, which moved like a primitive vacuum cleaner, featured a unique backward question-mark shape on its back, representing a significant evolutionary development. Fossilised tracks suggest i...
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New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Species Discovered in Mexico, Here's What You Need to Know
- Wednesday September 25, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists have discovered a new duck-billed dinosaur species in Mexico, named Coahuilasaurus lipani. The fossil, originally misclassified, shows unique features like a large snout and tooth-like projections, suggesting the dinosaur fed on tough plants in its tropical habitat. The discovery adds to the growing understanding that dinosaurs in the re...
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
- Wednesday August 28, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
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Young Girl Uncovers Dinosaur Footprints on South Wales Beach
- Tuesday August 20, 2024
- Gadgets 360 Staff
In an extraordinary turn of events, 10-year-old Tegan’s beach outing in South Wales led to the remarkable discovery of dinosaur footprints dating back over 200 million years. While exploring Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan, Tegan and her mother Claire stumbled upon five large footprints, which palaeontologists believe were made by a came...
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
- Sunday August 18, 2024
- Gadgets 360 Staff
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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99 Million-Year-Old Amber Offers Rare Glimpse Of Dinosaur Era
- Tuesday April 30, 2024
- Science | Asian News International
In a discovery akin to stepping back into the ancient world, Israeli scientists uncovered a new species of flea preserved in amber. This remarkable find offers a rare glimpse into the distant past, approximately 99 million years ago.
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Dog Walker Unearths 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur In France: Report
- Thursday March 7, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
This discovery in Montouliers, a town neighboring the fossil-rich village of Cruzy, has led researchers to a new area of potential dinosaur remains.
- www.ndtv.com
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Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
- Tuesday February 13, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
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4 US Citizens Steal Dinosaur Bones Worth $1 Million In 5 Years, Sell It To China
- Tuesday October 24, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Lawyers claim the accused purchased, relocated, and exported dinosaur bones from federal territory for five years, from March 2018 to March 2023.
- www.ndtv.com
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Scientists Find World's Oldest Fossil Gnat From 247 Million Years Ago
- Monday March 20, 2023
- Science | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The fossil was discovered in Mallorca a few years ago and has been named after Josep Juerez, the man who found it during a palaeontological survey.
- www.ndtv.com
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Fossils Discovered in Las Vegas Couple’s Backyard Could Be of a Horse from Ice Age
- Monday May 3, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Fossils, possibly of a mammal from the Ice Age some 14,000 years ago, were recently discovered in a Las Vegas backyard during the construction of a pool. Experts say it could be a horse or a similar mammal.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Amber Discovered For the First Time in Antarctica: What You Need to Know
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists have uncovered the first-ever amber from Antarctica, dating back to the mid-Cretaceous period. Found in the Pine Island trough, this amber is between 92 and 83 million years old. The discovery offers insights into the ancient conifer-rich, swampy rainforest ecosystem near the South Pole. It also shows that all continents once supported r...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Researchers have uncovered a well-preserved skull of Navaornis hestiae, an ancient bird from 80 million years ago, marking a crucial discovery for understanding the evolution of avian intelligence. Found in Brazil, this fossil bridges a 70-million-year gap in bird evolution between Archaeopteryx and today's birds, showcasing intermediate brain deve...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Cretaceous Dinosaur That Could Run Faster with Wings Discovered
- Thursday October 24, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A recent study on the small dinosaur Dromaeosauriformipes rarus reveals that it may have utilized its wings to achieve remarkable running speeds of up to 38 kilometers per hour. Analyzing fossilized footprints, researchers found evidence that challenges traditional views on dinosaur flight evolution. This discovery suggests that the ability to fly ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meet Quaestio Simpsonorum: The Oldest Asymmetrical Animal Found in Australia
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A recent study has identified Quaestio simpsonorum, a 555-million-year-old asymmetrical animal found in Australia’s Nilpena Ediacara National Park. This creature, which moved like a primitive vacuum cleaner, featured a unique backward question-mark shape on its back, representing a significant evolutionary development. Fossilised tracks suggest i...
- www.gadgets360.com
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New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Species Discovered in Mexico, Here's What You Need to Know
- Wednesday September 25, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists have discovered a new duck-billed dinosaur species in Mexico, named Coahuilasaurus lipani. The fossil, originally misclassified, shows unique features like a large snout and tooth-like projections, suggesting the dinosaur fed on tough plants in its tropical habitat. The discovery adds to the growing understanding that dinosaurs in the re...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
- Wednesday August 28, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Young Girl Uncovers Dinosaur Footprints on South Wales Beach
- Tuesday August 20, 2024
- Gadgets 360 Staff
In an extraordinary turn of events, 10-year-old Tegan’s beach outing in South Wales led to the remarkable discovery of dinosaur footprints dating back over 200 million years. While exploring Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan, Tegan and her mother Claire stumbled upon five large footprints, which palaeontologists believe were made by a came...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
- Sunday August 18, 2024
- Gadgets 360 Staff
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
- www.gadgets360.com
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99 Million-Year-Old Amber Offers Rare Glimpse Of Dinosaur Era
- Tuesday April 30, 2024
- Science | Asian News International
In a discovery akin to stepping back into the ancient world, Israeli scientists uncovered a new species of flea preserved in amber. This remarkable find offers a rare glimpse into the distant past, approximately 99 million years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Dog Walker Unearths 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur In France: Report
- Thursday March 7, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
This discovery in Montouliers, a town neighboring the fossil-rich village of Cruzy, has led researchers to a new area of potential dinosaur remains.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
- Tuesday February 13, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
- www.ndtv.com
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4 US Citizens Steal Dinosaur Bones Worth $1 Million In 5 Years, Sell It To China
- Tuesday October 24, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Lawyers claim the accused purchased, relocated, and exported dinosaur bones from federal territory for five years, from March 2018 to March 2023.
- www.ndtv.com
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Scientists Find World's Oldest Fossil Gnat From 247 Million Years Ago
- Monday March 20, 2023
- Science | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The fossil was discovered in Mallorca a few years ago and has been named after Josep Juerez, the man who found it during a palaeontological survey.
- www.ndtv.com
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Fossils Discovered in Las Vegas Couple’s Backyard Could Be of a Horse from Ice Age
- Monday May 3, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Fossils, possibly of a mammal from the Ice Age some 14,000 years ago, were recently discovered in a Las Vegas backyard during the construction of a pool. Experts say it could be a horse or a similar mammal.
- www.gadgets360.com