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Traces of DNA found in fossilized dinosaur skull, scientists claim

March 4, 2020

Traces of DNA found in fossilized dinosaur skull, scientists claim

A shocking new study suggests that researchers have found traces of DNA inside a fossilized dinosaur skull.

'Exquisite' dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber

March 3, 2020

'Exquisite' dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber

A pair of 99-million-year-old cockroaches are rewriting the early history of the underworld.

World's oldest salamander discovered in Siberia

February 19, 2020

World's oldest salamander discovered in Siberia

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest salamander, a 167-million-year-old specimen found in Siberia.

Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, shocking study says

February 18, 2020

Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, shocking study says

Despite most scientists generally accepting that dinosaurs were cold-blooded creatures, a new study suggests they were in fact warm-blooded.

Cancer seen in humans also found in 66M-year-old dinosaur fossil

February 17, 2020

Cancer seen in humans also found in 66M-year-old dinosaur fossil

A type of cancer that still afflicts humans has been found in a dinosaur fossil that was unearthed in Canada, according to experts.

Fossils of prehistoric human-sized rat that weighed nearly 200 pounds and had massive teeth discovered in South America

February 14, 2020

Fossils of prehistoric human-sized rat that weighed nearly 200 pounds and had massive teeth discovered in South America

Archaeologists have discovered fossils of an enormous, prehistoric rat that was the size of a human years ago in South America.

10M-year-old turtle had 8-foot-long shell and weighed nearly 2,500 pounds, study says

February 12, 2020

10M-year-old turtle had 8-foot-long shell and weighed nearly 2,500 pounds, study says

Researchers have discovered the largest turtle to ever live, Stupendemys geographicus, roamed the ancient seas in greater ranges than previously believed, according to a new study.

Woolly mammoths had a horrible and miserable end, study says

February 10, 2020

Woolly mammoths had a horrible and miserable end, study says

Woolly mammoths went extinct more than 4,000 years ago, but a new study suggests that the last of the creatures died a horrible and isolated death.

'Weird' reptile with long snout that lived 200M years ago discovered in Alaska

February 7, 2020

'Weird' reptile with long snout that lived 200M years ago discovered in Alaska

The fossils of a "weird" and bizarre-looking new reptile species from 200 million years ago have been identified after they were first discovered in Alaska nearly a decade ago.

'Bizarre' turtle managed to survive asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs

February 6, 2020

'Bizarre' turtle managed to survive asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago also caused nearly 75 percent of all species on the planet to go extinct. However, a new study suggests one "bizarre" form of life managed to survive — a land turtle.