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Scientists ‘Rediscover’ Largest Sea Dragon’ Fossil in Museum Archive
Skeleton of Ichthyosaurus.Credit: Copyright Dean R. Lomax Mislabelled Fossil With a Fake Tail Turned Out to Be the largest Ichthyosaurus on record and found it was pregnant at the time of death. The new specimen is estimated to be between … Continue reading
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Scale of human impact on planet has changed course of Earth’s history, scientists suggest
The significant scale of human impact on our planet has changed the course of Earth history, an international team of scientists. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
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Zealandia: Scientists Reveal Secrets From First Expedition To Lost Continent
Lost continent of Zealandia Scientists Come Home After Studying Zealandia, The Lost Continent, scientists confirm existence of sunken eighth continent South Pacific landmass may have been closer to land level than once thought, providing pathways for animals and plant. The … Continue reading
Lost continent of Zealandia: Scientists return from expedition to sunken land
After a nine-week voyage to study the lost, submerged continent of in the South Pacific, a team of 32 scientists from 12 countries has arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Lost continent of Zealandia: Scientists return from expedition to sunken land
After a nine-week voyage to study the lost, submerged continent of in the South Pacific, a team of 32 scientists from 12 countries has arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins … Continue reading
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Scientists Just Discovered ‘Young Diamonds’
Stephen H. Richardson, University of Cape TownDiamond with a garnet inclusion After analyzing a number of diamonds, geologists have discovered “young diamonds” which will undoubtedly shake up the diamond industry. Diamonds may be ‘forever,’ but some may have formed more … Continue reading
Scientists track the brain-skull transition from dinosaurs to birds
The dramatic, dinosaur-to-bird transition that occurred in reptiles millions of years ago was accompanied by profound changes in the skull roof of those animals — and holds important clues about the way the skull forms in response to changes in … Continue reading
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Scientists Find Evidence for the Formation of Thinnest Possible Diamond
Photo by Bakerbotha Scientists from the Brazilian Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais found new evidence that shows that diamonds can be forged in thin films called diamondene. In a paper published in Nature Communications, the group of researchers led by … Continue reading
Scientists Turn to Big Data in Hunt for Minerals, Oil and Gas
The distribution of minerals and localities follows a distinctive pattern with a few very common minerals and many more rare species-a distribution that has led to the prediction that more than 1,500 mineral species occur on Earth but have yet … Continue reading
Scientists Set Sail to Unlock Secrets of ‘lost Continent’ Zealandia
Map showing the Zealandia ‘new continent’, a massive underwater landmass in the South Pacific that has never been properly studied. Scientists are attempting to unlock the secrets of the “lost continent” of Zealandia, setting sail Friday to investigate the huge … Continue reading