Archeology
New research says: Not a meteorite, this is the terrible thing that destroyed the dinosaurs
Something even more terrifying than the giant space rock Chicxulub may have existed on Earth, forming
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Animal world
Top 3 birds that like to eat crocodiles: Number 1 also hunts snakes, a descendant of dinosaurs!
There are up to 3 species of birds that have a preference for seeking out crocodiles to eat.
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3 Reasons Dinosaurs Never Really Ruled the Earth
Giant lizards may terrify you in the movies, but are we exaggerating their presence in Earth's history?
Archeology
Terrifying specimen reveals origin of 'beast planet'
The specimens that made most people wince explained why the Earth became
Archeology
Hiking, accidentally found a 280 million year old lost world
An Italian woman's accidental discovery has helped scientists unearth an entire ecosystem belonging to the world before the dinosaurs.
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What if we raised dinosaurs for food?
As the global population continues to grow, ensuring adequate food supplies to meet demand becomes a major challenge.
Archeology
The truth about the world's top 'dinosaur gold mine' in China
Scientists have just discovered what makes Yixian, a world where dinosaurs seem to have frozen in time.
Archeology
Argentina discovers world's oldest dinosaur tadpole fossil
Based on phylogenetic analysis of modern amphibian larvae, the fossils helped identify Notobatrachus tadpoles as very close to the group that includes all living frogs a…
Biology
Amazing ability of tiny 'powerhouses' to live longer than dinosaurs
When it hit Earth, the Chicxulub asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, but it failed to do the same to cockroaches, and there's a reason why.
Archeology
Never-before-seen monster revealed after 138 million years of hiding
A creature never before recorded by science has been found in
Space science
A giant meteorite once crashed into Earth, 200 times larger than the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs.
The energy from the powerful impact completely vaporized the meteorite, causing tsunamis that swept away the seabed and submerged coastlines around the world.
Archeology
Hong Kong (China) first discovered dinosaur fossils
Chek Chau Island, Hong Kong (China) discovered and excavated the first Cretaceous dinosaur fossil. This discovery has important significance in the study of the ancient…
Archeology
237 million year old strange creature revealed: Dinosaur impersonator?
Scientists describe the strange creature they found in Brazil as a species
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Why did birds survive while dinosaurs became extinct?
After the asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, some toothless birds may have survived thanks to their ability to forage.