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An "upcycled" skyscraper, a magnet for microplastics, a swimming dinosaur discovery and more
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Paleontologists Discover a Swimming Dinosaur
In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, scientists discovered the bones of a previously unknown dinosaur species, Natovenator polydontus, the first and only dinosaur found that had specific adaptions suited for swimming. Hailing from prehistoric Mongolia …
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Fossilized worm brains, cranberry packaging, the wet history of Mars and more inspiration from nature
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World’s Oldest Fossilized Brain Discovered
A 525-million-year-old fossil of an extinct worm-like animal known as the Cardiodictyon catenulum was first discovered in China in 1984, but only recently have scientists found that the barely half-an-inch animal has …
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Insights From Rare Mummified Dinosaur Skin
Insights into the Mesozoic era usually come from fossilized bones, making the preserved skin of “Dakota”—a duck-billed dinosaur from an Edmontosaurus specimen—particularly rare. The finding, discovered in South Dakota in 1999, is …
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Apollo mission photography restored, pulverizing glass for coastal restoration, bowfin regurgitalite and more
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150-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Discovered in Utah
In southeast Utah, paleontologists discovered 150-million-year-old fossilized vomit that offers new insight about Jurassic ecosystems. While surveying the Morrison Formation, a famous paleontological site, the team came across an odd pile of …
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Rare Fossils That Predate Dinosaurs Found in Canada
While walking her dog on the picturesque Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, high school teacher Lisa St Coeur Cormier came across something sticking out of the sand. What she discovered turned …