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This 16 Million Year Old Animal Grew Like a Deer Despite Being Related to Giraffes
Researchers have discovered that the Miocene-era ruminant Ampelomeryx ginsburgi reached full skeletal maturity by age…
Ancient Disaster Buried Two Croc Cousins Together 210 Million Years Ago
A new study from Yale University has identified a previously unknown species of proto-crocodile, Eosphorosuchus…
Dinosaurs Emerged 10 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Researchers using advanced Bayesian tip-dating techniques have discovered that dinosaurs likely originated between 250 and…
This Inedible Fish Survived the Dinosaur Extinction and We Finally Know How
Researchers have identified a new species of coelacanth, Macropoma gombessae, from a 150-year-old fossil that…
120-Million-Year-Old Footprints in Mongolia Reveal Massive Dinosaurs That Once Roamed a Forgotten Arctic World
Deep in the rugged terrain of northern Mongolia, a prehistoric mystery has finally been solved…
Scientists Found a New Dinosaur in Argentina That Is Half Brachiosaurus and Half Diplodocus
Deep within the rugged landscape of Patagonia, a shepherd tending to his flock stumbled upon…
Scientists Discovered a Toddler Sized Giant Echidna That Once Ruled the Australian Ice Age
The story of Australia’s prehistoric giants is often told through the bones of massive kangaroos…
This Tough Pig-Sized Ancestor Inherited the Earth After the World’s Deadliest Extinction
The world was dying, but Lystrosaurus was just getting started. Some 252 million years ago,…
This Biological Password Could Stop the $8 Trillion Bio-Theft Industry
Imagine a high-security vault in a hidden laboratory, guarded by biometric scanners and reinforced steel.…
Scientists Witnessed a 1 in 500 Year Primate Civil War Breaking Out in Uganda
For nearly twenty years, the Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda’s Kibale National Park were the gold…
The World’s Oldest Octopus Was Actually a 300 Million Year Old Impostor
Imagine a creature frozen in a moment of time three centuries of millennia ago, its…
This Tiny 289 Million Year Old Lizard Invented the Way Humans Breathe Today
Long before the first dinosaur ever shook the earth with its stride, a small, unassuming…
Scientists Turn Tobacco Plants Into Mini Factories for Life Saving Psychedelic Medicines
For centuries, the secrets of the human mind have been intertwined with the chemistry of…
A Mysterious Red Sea Crab Is Quietly Claiming New Territory in Italy
The waters of the Ionian Sea have long been a cradle of ancient myths and…
Scientists Discovered the 550 Million Year Old Ancestors of Humans Hiding in an Ancient Biological Desert
The story of our origins has long been anchored to a single, explosive moment in…
This Tiny African Fish Spends Ten Hours Climbing Vertical 50 Foot Waterfalls
For over half a century, the people of Central Africa have whispered stories of a…
This Tiny Sea Predator Is the Half Billion Year Old Ancestor of Every Modern Scorpion
The classroom lights had dimmed, the students had long since departed, and the quiet hum…
The World’s Most Dangerous Volcano Is Refilling with Fresh Magma Under the Ocean
Seven millennia ago, the Earth’s crust off the coast of southern Japan underwent a transformation…
Scientists Discover a Darker Side to the Supposedly Gentle Bonobo
The dense canopy of the African rainforest has long been the backdrop for a tale…
This All-Female Fish Species Has Been Cloning Itself for 100,000 Years
In the sun-drenched waters near Tampico, Mexico, a small, unassuming fish is quietly breaking every…
Meet the Giant Mammal Relative That Was Hunting Long Before the First Dinosaur
Deep within the sun-scorched stretches of South Africa’s Karoo Basin, a discovery has emerged that…