May 2, 2016 Oldest animal sperm lasted 50 million years in Antarctica It's time to call Guinness World Records: Researchers on an Antarctic expedition have uncovered sperm cells dating to a whopping 50 million years ago, making these the oldest known animal sperm cells, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Cousin of velociraptor had feathers, wings If the original “Jurassic Park” film was made today, its velociraptors may have had feathers. A study from the the University of Edinburgh reveals that fossils of a new dinosaur dubbed Zhenyuanlong suni — a close cousin of the iconic raptor — were recently discovered in China. Unlike its movie star relative, this dinosaur had feathers and wings.
May 2, 2016 Dinosaur egg treasure trove found in Japan Researchers have discovered fragments of fossilized dinosaur eggs in Southern Japan, according to a June 29 report in the journal Cretaceous Research. The 90 eggshell fragments once housed five different types of dinosaurs, all of them small.
May 2, 2016 Rare fossils of 400-million-year-old sea creatures uncovered Morocco's vast, rocky deserts were once covered with oceans teeming with life during the Ordovician period, about 485 million to 444 million years ago, a new study finds.
May 2, 2016 Frills and whistles: Triceratops relative had bizarre head of horns The 79-million-year-old bones of four pickup truck-size horned dinosaurs have been unearthed in Alberta, Canada, and the discovery reveals how the distant relatives of Triceratops got their horns, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Woolly mammoth clones closer than ever, thanks to genome sequencing Scientists are one step closer to bringing a woolly mammoth back to life.
May 2, 2016 Wild 'Jesus lizard' once walked on Wyoming's tropical waters About 48 million years ago, a distant relative of the "Jesus lizard," named for its knack for walking on water, darted around the tropical rainforests of ancient Wyoming, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Armored spiky worm had 30 legs, will haunt your nightmares A spiky, wormlike creature with 30 legs — 18 clawed rear legs and 12 featherlike front legs that likely helped it filter food from the water — once lived in the ancient oceans of the early Cambrian period, about 518 million years ago, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Giant 'walking bat' once prowled rainforest floors About 16 million years ago, a giant bat used all four of its limbs to stalk around the subtropical rainforest of modern-day New Zealand, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 8 million dog mummies found in 'god of death' mass grave In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study finds
