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Cretaceous Dinosaur That Could Run Faster with Wings Discovered
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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"Work Somewhere Else": Ecuador's Narco Violence Threatens Scientists
Biologist Cesar Garzon was searching for a small, endangered parakeet in southern Ecuador when he was warned he may be kidnapped, highlighting the danger for scientists in the biodiverse country engulfed in narco violence.
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Scientists Discover A New Dinosaur Species From Footprints In Brazil
The new species, called Farlowichnus rapidus, was a small carnivorous animal about the size of a modern-day seriema bird, or about 60-90 cm tall.
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Mexico Congress Holds Second UFO Session: New Alien Species Revealed
Two small "bodies”, named Clara and Mauricio, showcased in display cases, exhibited three fingers on each hand and elongated heads.
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Tree That Went Extinct In 1838 Resprouts In Brazil City 200 Years Later
A species of small holly tree that was last seen nearly two centuries ago and was feared extinct has been rediscovered pluckily clinging to life in an urban area in northeastern Brazil, scientists said Tuesday.
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Endangered Softshell Turtles Hatch In US Zoo After Twenty Years
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in United States has welcomed 41 small hatchlings of the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle which is a unique and endangered turtle species that takes nearly two decades to reproduce.
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UK Beachgoers Warned About Fish That Can Make People Unconscious
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has warned beachgoers about a particular species of small fish found across United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Scientists Discover Small Microscopic Crab-Like Creatures In Scottish Caves: Report
Two caves in Scotland, one of which was previously connected to murders committed by a notorious highwayman in the sixteenth century, may be home to a rare species of microscopic crab.
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Algae Can Power Small Electronics Devices, Researchers Show
University of Cambridge Researchers in the UK, may have found the answer to this by using algae. They have powered a microprocessor for more than six months using nothing more than a common species of cyanobacteria, called the synechocystis.
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Genome Study Provides Important Insight on Endangered Vaquita Native to Mexico's Gulf of California
Genetic Assessment has provided new hope to save small tropical porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California with its population dwindling to about 10. Computational simulations performed by the researchers to predict extinction risk showed that vaquitas have a high chance of rebounding if fishing gillnets are completely eliminated from their hab...
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Near Extinct Bandicoot Species "Back From Brink" On Australian Mainland
A small nocturnal marsupial that once roamed the Australian mainland has been brought back from the brink of extinction after a decades-long conservation effort, authorities said Wednesday.
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Dinosaurs Lived And Thrived In Ancient Arctic, Says Study
Dinosaur species large and small didn't just pass through the Arctic -- they made it their year-round home and probably developed wintering strategies like hibernation or growing insulating feathers, according to a new study.
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Human Footprints Dating Back 120,000 Years Found In Saudi Arabia
Around 120,000 years ago in what is now northern Saudi Arabia, a small band of homo sapiens stopped to drink and forage at a shallow lake that was also frequented by camels, buffalo, and elephants bigger than any species seen today.
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80 Million-Year-Old Fossil Embryo "Small Giant" Packs Surprises About Big Dinosaur
The skull of a dinosaur embryo from Argentina is providing surprising details about baby facial features present in one species from an important dinosaur group called titanosaurs that included the largest land animals that have ever lived on Earth.
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Rare Deer-Like Animal Rediscovered In Vietnam After 30 Years
A very rare species of small, deer-like animal thought to be on the verge of extinction has been spotted in the northwestern jungle of Vietnam for the first time in nearly 30 years.
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Cretaceous Dinosaur That Could Run Faster with Wings Discovered
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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"Work Somewhere Else": Ecuador's Narco Violence Threatens Scientists
Biologist Cesar Garzon was searching for a small, endangered parakeet in southern Ecuador when he was warned he may be kidnapped, highlighting the danger for scientists in the biodiverse country engulfed in narco violence.
-
Scientists Discover A New Dinosaur Species From Footprints In Brazil
The new species, called Farlowichnus rapidus, was a small carnivorous animal about the size of a modern-day seriema bird, or about 60-90 cm tall.
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Mexico Congress Holds Second UFO Session: New Alien Species Revealed
Two small "bodies”, named Clara and Mauricio, showcased in display cases, exhibited three fingers on each hand and elongated heads.
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Tree That Went Extinct In 1838 Resprouts In Brazil City 200 Years Later
A species of small holly tree that was last seen nearly two centuries ago and was feared extinct has been rediscovered pluckily clinging to life in an urban area in northeastern Brazil, scientists said Tuesday.
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Endangered Softshell Turtles Hatch In US Zoo After Twenty Years
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in United States has welcomed 41 small hatchlings of the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle which is a unique and endangered turtle species that takes nearly two decades to reproduce.
-
UK Beachgoers Warned About Fish That Can Make People Unconscious
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has warned beachgoers about a particular species of small fish found across United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Scientists Discover Small Microscopic Crab-Like Creatures In Scottish Caves: Report
Two caves in Scotland, one of which was previously connected to murders committed by a notorious highwayman in the sixteenth century, may be home to a rare species of microscopic crab.
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Algae Can Power Small Electronics Devices, Researchers Show
University of Cambridge Researchers in the UK, may have found the answer to this by using algae. They have powered a microprocessor for more than six months using nothing more than a common species of cyanobacteria, called the synechocystis.
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Genome Study Provides Important Insight on Endangered Vaquita Native to Mexico's Gulf of California
Genetic Assessment has provided new hope to save small tropical porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California with its population dwindling to about 10. Computational simulations performed by the researchers to predict extinction risk showed that vaquitas have a high chance of rebounding if fishing gillnets are completely eliminated from their hab...
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Near Extinct Bandicoot Species "Back From Brink" On Australian Mainland
A small nocturnal marsupial that once roamed the Australian mainland has been brought back from the brink of extinction after a decades-long conservation effort, authorities said Wednesday.
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Dinosaurs Lived And Thrived In Ancient Arctic, Says Study
Dinosaur species large and small didn't just pass through the Arctic -- they made it their year-round home and probably developed wintering strategies like hibernation or growing insulating feathers, according to a new study.
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Human Footprints Dating Back 120,000 Years Found In Saudi Arabia
Around 120,000 years ago in what is now northern Saudi Arabia, a small band of homo sapiens stopped to drink and forage at a shallow lake that was also frequented by camels, buffalo, and elephants bigger than any species seen today.
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80 Million-Year-Old Fossil Embryo "Small Giant" Packs Surprises About Big Dinosaur
The skull of a dinosaur embryo from Argentina is providing surprising details about baby facial features present in one species from an important dinosaur group called titanosaurs that included the largest land animals that have ever lived on Earth.
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Rare Deer-Like Animal Rediscovered In Vietnam After 30 Years
A very rare species of small, deer-like animal thought to be on the verge of extinction has been spotted in the northwestern jungle of Vietnam for the first time in nearly 30 years.
