The largest scorpion to walk the Earth was the size of a baseball bat
Scientists describe a baseball bat-size scorpion — the world’s largest — and suggest that the 400 million-year-old creature was also…
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admin Iron Age woman likely had her brains scooped out before burial, study suggests
An Iron Age Scottish woman likely had her brains scooped out after she died as part of her burial, according…
Ötzi the Iceman is long dead, but some of his ancient microbes are still alive
The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research…
Fossil reveals bizarre gliding creature that hunted birds 120 million years ago
A fossil found in what’s now northwestern China belonged to a microraptor, a gliding dinosaur that hunted ancient birds.
‘Unparalleled discovery’: Gold Roman ring unearthed by amateur metal detectorist
An amateur metal detectorist unearthed an “extraordinary” gold ring dating back to Roman times in a field in Somerset, south-west…
Massive marine predator crowned T. rex of the ocean and ‘a true terror of its time’
There’s a newly crowned T. rex. This one, called Tylosaurus rex, was a tyrant of the sea and mosasaur spanning…
Why did T. rex have tiny arms? A new study may finally have the answer
An analysis of 85 dinosaur species shows that tiny forearms in meat-eating dinosaurs were the result of an evolutionary trade-off.