How we uncovered the UK's biggest site of dinosaur tracks in a quarry in Oxfordshire
In 2024, researchers from the universities of Oxford and Birmingham excavated a huge expanse of a quarry floor in Oxfordshire filled with hundreds of dinosaur footprints.
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.
Late Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In "Parable Of The Sower"
The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once called home—grapples with recovery challenges that eerily echo her ...
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Plant's name-giving feature found to be new offspring-ensuring method
130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...
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‘History humanizes experiences:’ Students examine enduring legacies of Civil Rights Movement
Ahead of the spring semester, nine students traveled to Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi, as part of a community-engaged learning trip led by the Swearer Center and in partnership with ...
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New twist in mystery of dinosaurs' origin
The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new study.
Starmer refuses to rule out joining EU customs deal
No 10 sidesteps the issue after Brussels trade chief says the UK joining Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention is ‘something we ...
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Why Do Mammals Have Outer Ears? Scientists Are Getting Closer to Solving the Mystery
Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals but aren't found in reptiles, birds or amphibians ...
Fans gush over JD Vance’s kids comparing antics to Prince Louis
Royal fans can't contain their excitement comparing Prince Louis to US Vice President JD Vance's young boys who joined their dad at Trump's inauguration.
A new twist in an old origin story: Earliest dinosaurs may have emerged in the Amazon
The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) ...
America's 'zombie' nuclear reactors to be revived as Trump announces Golden Age
As the rise of AI heightens the need for clean energy to fuel data centers, South Carolina aims to restart construction on a partially-built, defunct nuclear power plant. Will Big Tech finish what ...
Where did dinosaurs first evolve? Scientists have an answer
Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including plant-eating giants like Argentinosaurus, meat-eating brutes like Tyrannosaurus and weirdos like Therizinosaurus, ...