Rare fossil sheds light on unusual claw-bearing Therizinosaur
A rare fossil unearthed in Mongolia's Gobi Desert has led to the identification of a new dinosaur species Duonychus ...
Monster Black Hole Jets in a Spiral Galaxy Could Forecast the Milky Way’s Frightening Future
Astronomers have uncovered a spiral galaxy nearly a billion light-years away that hosts a supermassive black hole launching ...
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New study calls for uplisting emperor penguins to threatened on IUCN red list
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with international partners, have developed a novel approach to addressing uncertainties in ecological and environmental ...
Supernovas may have had a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...
Supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, ...
‘This is a crisis’: A southern Utah city is set to build a power station on top of a premier dinosaur fossil site
Fossils on the site, including the area slated for the substation, date back roughly 200 million years to the beginning of ...
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Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...
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Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'
Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...
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New map of ‘mega ripples’ caused by dinosaur-killing asteroid helps recreate extinction event
This new map of the megaripples can help predict the impact of future tsunamis, and to better understand the dinosaur extinction event, scientists say.