A newly uncovered skull of ‘Vegavis iaai’ suggests that “Earth’s earliest known Waterfowl may have swum in the frigid waters of Antarctica nearly “69 million years ago”. This finding provides strong evidence that Waterfowl, including today’s ducks and geese, have evolutionary roots that stretch back to the age of dinosaurs. Read more…
The “Thunder beast” fossils, also known as Brontotheres, are an extinct group of large herbivorous mammals that lived in North America during the Eocene epoch, around 56 to 33.9 million years ago. New research on these fossils is shedding light on how some mammals might have evolved to be so Read more…
Ankylosaurs : Among big teeth, claws, spikes, and colossal mass, the tail club was one of the deadliest weapons of the dinosaurs that ruled the earth millions of years ago. Evolution had gifted armored dinosaurs like Ankylosaurs with nature’s sledgehammer, a bony mass at the end of the tail that Read more…
Homo Naledi : We cannot deny the fact that understanding how to use fire has been one of the most significant stepping stones for us, humans, to become so successful in the race of the survival of the fittest. All thanks to the brain, our ancestors accidentally discovered the uses Read more…
Clam : What happens when curiosity meets science? Well, it’s hard to say as it isn’t a one-time phenomenon. Oceans are hoards of secrets waiting to be discovered. And recently scientists have discovered a clam species that was thought to be extinct for more than 40,000 years. In 2018, off Read more…
Ancient Penguin Bones : The ice age isn’t uncommon for our planet as it has seen many times even before the dawn of civilization. And the new ice age should have begun in the next few 100 years but thanks to the humans-propelled climate change the planet won’t be seeing Read more…
With evolving technology, scientists are debunking old presumptions with new evidence. The latest one is that the researchers are now confident the Pterosaurs, ancient flying reptiles of the Triassic period had flamboyantly colorful feathers just like today’s birds. Detailed examination of the fossil of a 133-million-year-old Pterosaur skull revealed that Pterosaurs Read more…
New Dinosaur Species : At a dig site in the state of Parana in Southern Brazil, Paleontologists unearthed the fossil of a new dinosaur species. This specimen shows that all prehistoric lizards weren’t oversized. This new dinosaur species is named ‘Berthasaura leopoldinae’, the name’s made using two human names, One – Read more…
Most of the planet’s fossil fuel reserves must remain underground if we want the world to have at least half the chance of reaching its most ambitious climate goals. A new study published in the journal Nature shows that 60 percent of oil and natural gas and 90 percent of Read more…
New Beetle Species : With the discovery of a 20-million-year-old fossilized tree, a Dinosaur with a nest full of eggs, New Human Species, and many more, 2021 has been an exciting year for paleontologists and archaeologists. But that’s not the end. Researchers now have discovered a new Beetle species of Read more…