UNCOVERED: 5 - The Untold Story

Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused firestorms 17 times hotter than the thermal limit lethal to humans

The dinosaurs may not have starved through a years-long winter. New evidence suggests a blanket of ultrafine impact dust set the planet on fire within hours.

Space · Aug 1

Bulgaria's Danube fell to record lows after heat and rain shortages: Its exposed bed revealed the jaw, tusks and femur of a young mammoth

Extreme drought along Europe's Danube River revealed fossilized remains of a young woolly mammoth. Low water levels exposed parts of the riverbed, allowing a local resident to spot the bones. Scientists identified the jawbone, tusk, shoulder blade, and femur from the Ice Age creature. This significant find offers insights into…

The Times of India · Aug 1

'The End of Oak Street: Could JJ Abrams' new 'Twilight Zone meets Jurassic Park' movie be the sleeper hit of the summer?

JJ Abrams' new film "The End of Oak Street looks like "The Twilight Zone" meets "Jurassic Park" with a dash of "A Quiet Place." Could it be the perfect summer movie?

Space · Jul 31

Unique and nearly-complete fossil from 30 million years ago found to be of early dog

Prehistoric canids were shorter and stockier than modern dogs and not built for running

The Independent UK · Jul 30

In 2010, researchers asked, 'what did Tyrannosaurus rex eat?' The answer included other T. rexes

Tyrannosaurus rex ate other T. rexes: Fossil evidence reveals Tyrannosaurus rex sometimes ate its own kind. Scrapes on bones indicate T. rex hunted live prey, not just scavenged. This giant predator possessed an incredibly powerful bite force. T. rex stripped meat before swallowing large chunks whole. Fossilized droppings also provided…

The Economic Times · Jul 29

Dinosaurs dynasty came to end 66 million years ago but reason behind apex predator's extinction on earth may be due to asteroid force more than one billion times the strength of the atomic blasts at Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Sixty-six million years later, the story of the dinosaurs remains one of nature's most dramatic reminders that life on Earth can change suddenly and profoundly.

The Economic Times · Jul 29

500,000-year-old elephant bone tool found in England reveals advanced early human technology

An ancient elephant bone tool found in southern England reveals early human sophistication. This five-hundred-thousand-year-old implement was used for shaping stone tools precisely. Researchers found microscopic evidence of repeated use on the bone fragment. The discovery shows early humans planned and curated their technology carefully. This find offers new insights…

The Times of India · Jul 29

Ancient footprints found in Kenya reveal how early human relatives may have travelled and lived together 1.43 million years ago

Ancient footprints found in Kenya offer rare glimpses into early human relatives. These impressions date back approximately 1.43 million years to a lakeshore environment. The tracks suggest several large-bodied individuals moved together across muddy ground. This discovery provides new evidence about hominin body size and social organization. The findings reshape…

The Times of India · Jul 29

Inside Spain's 'cannibal cave': Scientists thought only children were victims. New fossils reveal adults were also eaten by Homo antecessor

New fossil discoveries at Gran Dolina cave in northern Spain show that cannibalism practised by an ancient human relative called Homo antecessor was not limited to children, as earlier evidence had suggested. Researchers recovered two dozen bones and teeth belonging to this now extinct species, which lived in Europe between…

The Times of India · Jul 29

How one man’s near-death experience led to the discovery of the first Jurassic sea dragon in Wales

Matthew Myerscough’s remarkable find is one of many detailed in his new book. But his journey into fossil hunting began years earlier, when he was caught in an avalanche

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28