HISTORICAL FACTS: Science paleontology - Caught on Camera

A 210-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur From Zimbabwe Reveals A Lost World Hidden In Southern Africa

Africa has always been a place where wildlife thrives, and its fossil beds hold the proof. They show how ancient animals evolved, spread across the continent and learned to live in very different environments. One of the newest chapters in that story comes from Zimbabwe, where scientists have identified a…

Bored Panda · 3h ago

Cop17 at a glance: everything you need to know about the UN’s nature summit

This month’s biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, aims to push governments to meet the 23 targets agreed at Cop15 in 2022

The Guardian - UK · 12h ago

Agnes Ryan Singer's 840-acre Colorado ranch helped create a national monument

Few ranches can claim to have helped save a prehistoric lake bed, yet one in the Colorado mountains did exactly that. Over decades, Agnes Ryan Singer and her husband, Palmer, grew their property into a sprawling 840-acre working ranch and tourist attraction above one of the richest fossil beds anywhere…

The Times of India · Oct 17

In 1924, an amateur palaeontologist found a fossil in the UK that remained unstudied for years. Now a century later, scientists say it's a new dinosaur species

A recently identified dinosaur species named Invictibellatrix amberina was discovered on the Isle of Wight. The discovery marks the first evidence of megaraptorans in Europe, dated to about 120 million years ago. The dinosaur is believed to have hunted small prey and measured three to four metres in length. Researchers…

The Economic Times · Oct 14

Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! review – delightful origin story for CBeebies’ prehistoric pals

The pair’s first feature-length adventure stars Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet, has a dreamy soundtrack and beautiful stop-motion visuals – fantastic family fun

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

New species of dinosaur discovered from fossil ‘overlooked’ for over 100 years

The dinosaur is a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger.

Evening Standard · Oct 14

New dinosaur species discovered from fossil ‘overlooked’ for over 100 years

The fossil is a part of a skull which was acquired by the Natural History Museum in 1924

Evening Standard · Oct 13

Grand Staircase Boundaries Shift: Clinton, Trump and Biden remake monument; scientists fear mining

In September 1996, a significant conservation effort was initiated as President Bill Clinton protected 1.7 million acres of Utah's federal lands, aimed at conserving geological wonders and archaeological treasures while halting coal mining developments. The protected territory saw expansions by Congress in 1998 and 2009. Later, President Donald Trump made…

The Times of India · Oct 12

Jack Chew settled at Utah’s Pool Creek in 1910; his son sold the 1,900-acre ranch in 1966

In 1910, Jack Chew established a family ranch at Pool Creek within Dinosaur National Monument. The Chew family relied on the critical water supply and resources from the surrounding land. They planted orchards and gardens and constructed irrigation ditches to support their farming efforts. Rial Chew, Jack's son, sold the…

The Times of India · Oct 12

Museum's new chapter won't deny uneasy past

The Australian Museum hopes to inspire a new generation while confronting its colonial past, as the nation's oldest museum prepares to mark its 200th year.

AAP · Oct 9