Read more about the article Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins
Picture shows skull and endocranial cast of DAN5, undated. The study made digital reconstructions of two fossils found in the Ethiopian site of Gona to carry out the analysis of their neurocranial shape and the variability of the first species of the genus Homo erectus. (CENIEH/Newsflash )
Archaeology / History

Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins

Experts have studied the skull of a 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor with one of the smallest cranial capacities and say that it was longer and rounder than those of modern humans. Picture shows skull and endocranial cast of DAN5, undated. The study made digital reconstructions of two fossils found in…

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March 10, 2023
Read more about the article Boffins Say Japanese Temple Mummy Of Mermaid That People Worshipped During Pandemic Is Fake
Picture shows the mummified body of an alleged ningyo that was stored at Enjuin Temple, in Asakuchi, Japan, undated. Scientists completed an investigation to determine the true identity of the artefact and it was determined to not be a mermaid. (Newsflash)
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Boffins Say Japanese Temple Mummy Of Mermaid That People Worshipped During Pandemic Is Fake

Experts in Japan have said that what was long thought to be a mummified mermaid is in fact fake after studying it for a year. Picture shows the mummified body of an alleged ningyo that was stored at Enjuin Temple, in Asakuchi, Japan, undated. Scientists completed an investigation to determine…

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February 11, 2023
Read more about the article TURTLE SHOCK: Amazed Boffins Discover 100-Million Years Old Turtle Footprints
Picture shows a turtle footprint in undated footage. Researchers from the Zhucheng Dinosaur Culture Research Center in Shandong Province, China, found more than 20 turtle footprints in dinosaur tracks at the Huanglonggou dinosaur footprint fossil site. (AsiaWire)
Archaeology / History

TURTLE SHOCK: Amazed Boffins Discover 100-Million Years Old Turtle Footprints

Scientists in China have discovered 100-million-years-old fossilised turtle footprints, including one ‘among the world’s best preserved’. Picture shows a turtle footprint in undated footage. Researchers from the Zhucheng Dinosaur Culture Research Center in Shandong Province, China, found more than 20 turtle footprints in dinosaur tracks at the Huanglonggou dinosaur footprint…

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November 7, 2022
Read more about the article HALLOWEEN HORRORS: Boffins Find Scary Wart-Covered Octopus And Zombie Sponge In Deep Ocean Water
Video shows a so-called warty octopus off the Atlantic coast of Florida, US. (@noaaoceanexploration/Newsflash)
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HALLOWEEN HORRORS: Boffins Find Scary Wart-Covered Octopus And Zombie Sponge In Deep Ocean Water

This footage captured by marine explorers shows two profoundly rare sights from underneath the ocean surface - a warty octopus and a zombie sponge. The deepwater wonders were filmed by NOAA Ocean Exploration which released the images of the spooky-looking critters ahead of this year's Halloween celebrations. In the first…

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October 14, 2022
Read more about the article NEVER SAUR IT COMING: Boffins Discover New Dino On University Shelf
Scientists Ingmar Werneburg (left) and Omar Rafael Regalado Fernandez (right) pose holding a femur from Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum, undated. Paleontologists at the University of Tubingen's Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment released a study about the discovery of a new dinosaur species on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (Valentin Marquardt, University of Tubingen/Newsflash)
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NEVER SAUR IT COMING: Boffins Discover New Dino On University Shelf

https://youtu.be/ab7Xabrc1Qs Boffins in Germany have discovered a previously unknown genus of dinosaur that roamed Europe 200 million years ago. Researchers from the University of Tuebingen reanalysed a dinosaur skeleton found in Trossingen, south-western Germany, in 1992. They found that many of the bones did not correspond to those of a…

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September 22, 2022