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After dinosaurs, it’s spot the dog! But can a child really learn anything in a gallery?

Galleries such as National Museum Cardiff pull in children with their play areas and pencils – but stick around and you’ll notice kids critiquing Turner paintings too

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Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities 59,000 years ago, tooth suggests

Molar found in Siberia features deep hole that appears to show earliest known evidence of dental treatment

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Dante’s iconic 14th-century poem may have been inspired by asteroid impact

Researcher says Satan’s impact in Dante’s Inferno seems to parallel Chicxulub asteroid collision

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Study suggests dinosaurs may have fed their young ones a special diet to grow faster

Diet followed by young ones likely caused them to grow fast in their first year

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A 220,000-year-old ‘stone workshop’ found in South Africa is changing what we know about early humans

New research has revealed that the early humans quarried metamorphic rock as far back as 220,000 years ago. A revolutionary study in Nature Communications uncovers that early humans in South Africa were involved in organised stone quarrying as long ago as 220,000 years. At the Jojosi site, located in eastern…

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210-Million-Year-Old Ancient Crocodile Cousin Was Built to Crush Prey, Triassic Fossil Reveals

A newly discovered ancient crocodile cousin from a 210-million-year-old Triassic crocodile fossil reveals a powerful prehistoric crocodile predator built to crush larger prey.

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Why can’t wasps swim and which shark is fastest? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

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One of the rarest 150-million-year-old dinosaur skulls ever found has been uncovered in Spain

In Teruel, Spain, palaeontologists unearthed a nearly complete skull of the armoured dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus. This extraordinary find dates back 150 million years to the Late Jurassic period. The skull emerged from the Villarrubio Formation and stands as the most intact stegosaur skull ever found in Europe. Dinosaur skulls are…

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A student found a 75-million-year-old dragonfly fossil in Canada’s ‘land of dinosaurs’

A student, exploring the barren ridges of Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park in search of ancient plant life, stumbled upon an extraordinary find that has changed how we view Cretaceous ecosystems. This discovery was a 75-million-year-old dragonfly wing, perfectly preserved, marking the first time an Odonata fossil from the dinosaur era…

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Tyrannosaur fossil reveals dark secret about apex predator: ‘Like solving ancient murder mystery’

Iconic dinosaur species didn’t let resources go to waste

The Independent UK

These ancient scars in Kazakhstan tell the story of a violent world lost 300 million years ago

The vast Saryarka steppe in Kazakhstan hides a violent prehistoric history, marked by volcanic scars dating back 300 million years. New geological studies have revealed that these rugged ridges are remnants of an ancient, massive volcanic belt. This belt was once as active as the ‘Ring of Fire’ we know…

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New dinosaur species found in China bridges key gap in evolution of colossal plant-eaters

Find indicates high diversity of long-necked dinosaurs in southwestern China during Early Jurassic period

The Independent UK

$Study reveals biological traces inside a T. rex bone fracture after millions of years$

Study reveals biological traces inside a T. rex bone fracture after millions of years

Palaeontologists have achieved a remarkable feat by using advanced X-ray technology to examine a 66-million-year-old injury on ‘Scotty,’ the largest known Tyrannosaurus rex. They scanned one of Scotty's broken ribs with synchrotron micro-computed tomography. As a result, researchers discovered mineralised structures that look like tiny, branching networks, which are the…

The Times of India

From ancient dinosaurs to rare butterflies: The many species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough

The naturalist has lent his name to a remarkable array of flora and fauna

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German museum to return rare Irritator dinosaur skull to Brazil

Spinosaur fossil bought by Stuttgart institution in 1991 has been the subject of a long restitution campaign

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Why does nature sleep in winter and when did life first appear? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

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Older than the dinosaurs: scientists finally unlock secret of the mayfly’s dance

The bizarre vertical flight pattern has long puzzled experts but new research reveals why it may play a crucial role in the insect’s survival

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Fossil reveals 180 million-year-old dolphin-like sea monster that survived despite injuries

Injuries to reptile’s shoulder and jaw joints likely made its life difficult

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Scientists believe birds’ skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs

Early birds were like ‘T rex reincarnated’, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs’ behaviour

The Independent UK

New fossil discoveries suggest existence of giant ‘kraken’ octopuses as large as lorries

Paleontologists believe these early cephalopods were ‘huge, intelligent’ creatures that crushed prey with their powerful beaks

The Independent UK

New fossil finds show that giant kraken-like octopuses ruled prehistoric oceans

The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been an octopus

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Palaeontologists identify a new coelacanth species from a 150-year-old fossil in London

The Natural History Museum in London has discovered a previously unknown species of coelacanth from fossil remains that date back about 150 years (Macropoma gombessae). The new coelacanth is important because it helps to fill in a huge evolutionary gap of about 50 million years for coelacanths, one of the…

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Mysterious German skull found in 1973 was once thought to be a Neanderthal hybrid; new study reveals the truth

In 1973, a partial human skull was uncovered in Hahnöfersand, Germany, during archaeological work. It did not come with any clear cultural objects nearby, which made early classification difficult. At first glance, the bone seemed unusual. Its shape carried features that looked partly Neanderthal and partly modern human. That observation…

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Discovery in the Arctic: Melting Russian glacier reveals a massive prehistoric whale graveyard thousands of years old

The rapid retreat of Arctic ice is revealing an extraordinary opportunity to gain insight into the Earth’s marine history through fossils. On Wilczek Island, which is found within the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land, researchers have witnessed the rapid melting of a Russian glacier adjacent to the island, exposing…

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Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight

A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discovery

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