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Ancient crocodilian found in rocks that built Great Sphinx: Study
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (396+ words) October 7, 2026 at 7:00 pm Egypt pyramid and Sphinx on 7th October 2004 [Dennis Jarvis/flickr] Fossils recovered from the same limestone formation used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx belong to a distinct extinct crocodilian that lived about 45 million years ago, researchers said Tuesday....
Dinosaurs may have lived in social herds as early as 193 million years ago
3+ min ago (791+ words) To borrow a line from the movie “Jurassic Park:” Dinosaurs do move in herds. And a new study shows that the prehistoric creatures lived in herds much earlier than previously thought. In a paper appearing today in Scientific Reports, researchers…...
Early dinosaurs may have lived in social herds as early as 193 million years ago
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (854+ words) To borrow a line from the movie "Jurassic Park:" Dinosaurs do move in herds. And a new study shows that the prehistoric creatures lived in herds much earlier than previously thought. In a paper appearing in Scientific Reports, researchers from…...
Featured video: Building a really big brain
15+ min ago (159+ words) When MIT moved its campus from a muddle of buildings in Boston’s Copley Square to its new waterfront location in Cambridge 100 years ago, it was an “impressive goodbye,” according to the Boston Daily Globe. MIT celebrated that first river crossing…...
A Faint Infrared Object Gives Astronomers a New Target in the Hunt for Planet Nine
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (802+ words) A 23-year trail through infrared observations has left astronomers with one intriguing target in the continuing search for Planet Nine. The possible object was uncovered by Terry Long Phan, of National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, and colleagues through an…...
Scientists identify crocodile they never knew existed.
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (28+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Scientists identify crocodile they never knew existed. Posted by Kane on October 7, 2026 12:31 pm...
The evolution of axial patterning
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (355+ words) In a new article in Nature Communications, a research group led by Grigory Genikhovich at the University of Vienna has found that the way the main body axis of sea anemones is patterned by different intensities of β-catenin signaling is…...
Ancient Sea Predators Built for Surprise Attacks
47+ min ago (726+ words) Some of the giant marine reptiles that ruled the seas during the age of dinosaurs were better built for surprise attacks, while their relatives were better suited to chasing prey through open water, according to a Rutgers-led study. These animals,…...
Secrets of Oldest Land Animal’s 194-Year Lifespan Revealed with Epigenetics
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (287+ words) Researchers studying a giant tortoise named Jonathan—who at an estimated 194 years of age is the oldest known living land animal in the world today—say it’s not just good genes, but lack of genetic wear and tear that have…...
Largest 2D Map of the Universe Helps Scientists Discover New Cosmic Magnifying Glasses
6+ hour ago (635+ words) A sample set of the gravitational lenses that were discovered in data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys. The lensing effect can be seen as rings or arcs of light that appear around the galaxy at the center of the…...