Paleontology
A new study has found evidence that early human ancestors carried fire into Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa as early as 1.79 million years ago. Researchers identified burned bones deep inside the cave using a new detection method.
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Scientists have described a previously unknown feathered dinosaur species from northwestern China that may explain clusters of broken bird bones at a fossil site.
Scientists have identified a new insect species preserved in 100-million-year-old amber from Myanmar. The true bug features unusual front legs ending in large claw-like structures similar to crab pincers. Researchers named it Carcinonepa libererrantes after the K-pop group Stray Kids.
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A new species of massive marine reptile, Tylosaurus rex, has been described from fossils unearthed in northern Texas. The 43-foot-long mosasaur lived about 80 million years ago and ranks among the largest of its kind. Researchers published the findings on May 21, 2026.
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Ijumaa, 22. Mwezi wa tano 2026, 00:47:35Study solves mystery of reptile bone armor evolution
Jumatano, 20. Mwezi wa tano 2026, 10:56:39Study links T. rex tiny arms to powerful skull evolution
Jumapili, 17. Mwezi wa tano 2026, 13:27:10150-million-year-old stegosaur skull unearthed in Spain
Jumamosi, 16. Mwezi wa tano 2026, 14:05:34Fossil discovery in Ethiopia shows early human relatives coexisted