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A new film turns the spotlight on the elusive purple frog of the Anaimalais in Tamil Nadu

An education series film turns the spotlight on the elusive purple frog of the Anaimalais in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

U.S. restorationist solves 60-million-year-old dinosaur fossil 'puzzles'

Dinosaur restorationist Lauren McClain reconstructs ancient fossils with precision and care, turning them into life-like replicas

The Hindu

‘Magical moment’ as fire-ravaged Brazil museum receives big fossil donation

Collection of more than 1,000 fossils including rare dinosaurs given to National Museum in Rio six years after devastating blaze

The Guardian - US

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Anti-monarchy group holds rally ahead of anniversary of king’s coronation

About 100 people attended Republic rally in central London, with parallel events in Edinburgh and Cardiff

The Guardian - UK

Was T. rex really as smart as primates?

A neuroscientist argues T. Rex had enough brain power to use tools, furthering debate about its intelligence

Salon

Michael Norton Explores the Power of Sports Rituals in New Book

‘The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions’ examines routine and maximizing performance.

Sports Illustrated

Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur

Palaeontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur, which was a fast runner and lived about 90 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period in present day Patagonia.

The Hindu

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Raptor dinosaurs much bigger than previously thought

Raptor dinosaurs were previously thought to be the size of a human but the discovery of a new footprint reveals it is substantially bigger.

AAP

Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study

New research based on genome data for 9,506 species, as well as an examination of 200 fossils, provides the deepest understanding to date of the evolutionary history of flowering plants, called angiosperms

The Hindu

47 million years old snake fossils discovered by IIT Roorkee researchers

The discovery of a snake named Vasuki indicus is really surprising. The length of the snake was around 15 metres, which is approximately equal to a school bus. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Fossils of massive prehistoric snake found in lignite mine in Gujarat

Researchers at the IIT-Roorkee have reported the discovery of fossils of one of the largest snakes that ever existed and likely lived 47 million years ago during a period called the Middle Eocene

The Hindu

Fossils found in Somerset by girl, 11, ‘may be of largest-ever marine reptile’

Experts believe remains belong to a type of ichthyosaur that roamed the seas about 202m years ago

The Guardian - UK

An Ancient Sand Sculpture Depicting A Stingray Found On South Africa’s Coast

The sand sculpture depicting a stingray is one of the earliest examples of humans carving images of images of other animals

Zenger

Dinosaur data: can the bones of the deep past help predict extinctions of the future?

Millions of years ago, animals adapted to become warm-blooded amid huge climactic changes. Now scientists hope these clues from the past could help us understand what lies ahead

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‘I’d never been bitten by a tick before’: why the little blood-sucking pest is getting us into a panic

They’re hard to spot, they’re hungry and they’re spreading disease from the Highlands to urban parks: a special report on the increasing threat posed by ticks

The Hindu

Bird species exploded after dinos’ doom, largest yet bird genetics study says

New study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The Guardian - UK

Mammals review – David Attenborough delivers one of wildlife TV’s greatest pleasures

At times, this night vision-heavy look at swooping bats and fornicating armadillos is borderline creepy. But it’s full of drama, stunning visuals and the joy that is the broadcaster’s voice

The Guardian - UK

Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’

Researchers have found fresh evidence that may connect the mysterious Denisovans to the early human species Homo longi

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The Guardian - UK

Geologists reject declaration of Anthropocene epoch

Critics say it is a missed chance to recognise that the planet irrevocably left its natural state in the mid-20th century

The Hindu

Anthropocene epoch declaration unlikely soon, but the idea lives on

Scientists propose the Anthropocene Epoch, marking human impact on Earth, despite rejection due to scientific standards.

The Guardian - UK

Impossible Monsters by Michael Taylor review – fossil feuds

A marvellous history of science vs creationism in Victorian Britain

Space

Mars attracts: How the Red Planet influences Earth's climate and seas

Scientists have discovered a surprising 2.4-million-year-cycle in deep-sea sediments that indicates Mars has an influence on Earth's oceans and climate.

The Hindu

Study reveals how Titanosaurs, earth’s biggest land animals, survived so long

The secret to titanosaurs’ remarkable biological success may be how they merged the best of both reptile and mammal characteristics to form a unique way of life.

The Guardian - UK

Quest to declare Anthropocene an epoch descends into epic row

Vote against formal geological recognition of ‘age of the humans’ is claimed to have violated committee rules

The Guardian - UK

I discovered thousands of fossils after retiring. Now I’m nearly 80 and still going strong

I’ve built up a collection from a beach in Weymouth that could help to establish what biodiversity in the UK was like over the course of millions of years

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