Archeology
145 million year old fossil cypress forest along the English coast
The Petrified Forest of Dorset is a stretch of coastal southern England dotted with limestone mounds containing the remains of late Jurassic cypress trees.
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Oceanography
Finding 'Noel lobster' shell is as white as snow
Fishermen who found snow-white lobsters in their nets decided not to eat them and took them to a aquatic center in Weymouth, Dorset, where it attracted a large number of…
Archeology
Going for a walk, 5-year-old baby found what the scientific world desires
Recently, Helena Ashby, a 5-year-old girl in Dorset, England, while walking and playing on Jurassic Beach, Charmouth suddenly found a precious fossil dating back to 190…
Archeology
British people rushed to hunt for ancient treasures on the coast
Jurassic coast in Dorset has dozens of new diggers every day to hunt treasure after a huge set of sea reptile fossils are found here.
Archeology
Discover a new crocodile species
This crocodile lived 130 million years ago, its skull was found in Swanage, Dorset, England.
Archeology
The one who swallowed tyrants
Fossil hunter Kevan Sheehan, 40, recently found pieces of skull of a Pliosaur at the coast of Dorset County, England.
Environment
Cloud hole resembles two flying saucers in the English sky
Residents of Dorset County, England, were surprised to see a strange cloud like a flying saucer above West Bay, Dorset on the afternoon of October 25, Long Room reported.
Environment
The first train powered by biodiesel
The train, Virgin Voyager, will be used on the Weymouth service to Waterloo in a six-month trial, and passengers will not see anything different from a regular train.
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Images separate on and below the water surface
A marine biologist spends a lot of time capturing interesting above and below water splits in UK waters.
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Animal photos of the week
Birds nest in street lights. Llamas camel throw themselves over the fence. Here are beautiful photos of the animal world last week.
Videos
Video: 120-meter high hose sweeps the English coast
Residents in Dorset, England witnessed a 120-meter-high cannons sweeping the Weymouth Bay area for almost a minute in the morning, according to the BBC.
Cancer
July 5: Dolly Sheep, the first cloned animal in the world was born
Today July 5 is the 20th anniversary of Dolly's sheep, the first mammal cloned in the world (July 5, 1996 - July 5, 2016). Dolly was created by Ian Wilmut and colleagues…