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Scientists look to dinosaurs for modern cancer treatment

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The Independent UK

Could a 70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil hold the key to new cancer discoveries?

A decade-long study suggests prehistoric creatures could help complete the ‘jigsaw’ of cancer’s molecular building blocks

The Independent UK

Secrets of ‘polar dinosaur’ forest home revealed for first time in 120 million years

At least 100 million years ago, dinosaurs thrived on the piece of land that is modern-day Australia

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“I hadn’t been playing guitar for that long. I’d just make up chords with the least amount of fingers possible”: In 1985, J. Mascis was a beginner guitarist stumbling upon a sound – yet Dinosaur Jr.’s debut would shape a generation of players

Recorded in a cabin in the woods, Dinosaur Jr.'s debut was the sound of a beginner guitarist stumbling upon on guitar tone that would influence a generation of players

Guitar World

“It was the closest I’ll ever get to Indiana Jones. You find this artifact and you’re scraping away until it’s the dinosaur bone showing”: The story of Brad Paisley’s Lost Telecaster – the ‘hippie vomit’ reject that became one of Fender’s rarest finds

A partly-failed flower-power experiment in the ‘60s comes back to life via its namesake, who’ll make 19 on his own while Fender’s Custom Shop make another 67

Guitar World

Walking with Dinosaurs review – a cheap, tired revival whose cliches are as old as fossils

The original 1999 series was revolutionary. This … is not. Jerky CGI, loads of tedious footage of paleontological tasks, and a hackneyed script leave it far behind other broadcasters’ efforts

The Guardian - UK

Arctic, feathered … or just weird: what have we learned since Walking with Dinosaurs aired 25 years ago

As the BBC updates its groundbreaking series, a look at some of the recent scientific discoveries

The Guardian - UK

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How to watch Walking with Dinosaurs online or on TV from around the world

Here's how you can watch the new reboot of Walking with Dinosaurs, which rolls out across May and June.

WhatToWatch

The new travel craze sparked by a BBC series

Tourists can visit a dig and watch palaeontologists work in a lab

The Independent UK

Scarlett Johansson vs. mutant dinosaurs in 'Jurassic World Rebirth' is the unhinged chaos this franchise needs — here’s why

"Jurassic World Rebirth" trailer proves that mutant dinosaurs are a bold new direction for the franchise, and no one can change my mind.

Tom’s Guide

Final trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth shows water is just as dangerous as land, as Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey face off against new dinosaur foes

There's a T-rex and a new mutant dinosaur to contend with in the new Jurassic World Rebirth trailer

Total Film

Switch 2 is finally getting GameCube games — here's the 7 I hope get added next

Switch 2 owners will get to play GameCube games on their new handheld. Here's a quick round-up of seven GameCube titles I want on Nintendo Switch Online.

Tom’s Guide

A T-rex with lips? Predators with pink eyebrows? Walking with Dinosaurs is back to challenge everything you know

Dinosaurs are roaring back to life! With the help of palaeontologists around the globe … and a huge pile of pizza boxes. We dig deep into the return of the prehistoric epic

The Guardian - UK

Flying dinosaur fossil with intact feathers reveals how first birds took flight

Researchers say set of never-before-seen feathers on upper arm proved key to Archaeopteryx’s flight

The Independent UK

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Leaked Kung Fury 2 footage turns the original's camp comedy and over-the-top VFX up to 11

Schwarzenegger, Fassbender, dinosaurs and Hitler. What more could we ask for?

LiveScience

See the reconstructed home of 'polar dinosaurs' that thrived in the Antarctic 120 million years ago

Fossil sites in Australia hold pollen and spores from the dinosaur age, when the island straddled the Antarctic Circle. Now, scientists have re-created the habitat of "polar dinosaurs," using these plant remains.

The Conversation

Forest home of ‘polar dinosaurs’ 120 million years ago in southern Australia recreated in detail for the first time

Roughly 140 million to 100 million years ago, the piece of land that is modern day Australia was located much further south on Earth. In fact, what is now Victoria was once within the polar circle, up to 80 degrees south of the equator and shrouded in darkness for months…

LiveScience

T. rex may have evolved in North America after all, scientists say

T. rex was previously suspected to have evolved in Asia and migrated to North America, but new research shows that the direct ancestors of this iconic dinosaur may have been the one to make the journey instead.

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The Independent UK

Family business ‘heartbroken’ after dinosaurs stolen from car park

Raptors World owner Tom Pruen said the two models, named Rexy and Yoshi, were stolen from a car park in Thurrock, Essex

The Independent UK

Dinosaurs were probably not doomed for extinction and could exist today — if it weren’t for the giant asteroid

Researchers say the dinosaurs weren’t yet in decline shortly before the extinction event, contradicting previous findings

Android Central

This game isn't Jurassic Park. It's something better (and much friendlier)

Walkabout Mini Golf is back with a trio of new announcements, featuring six free courses, one new dinosaur-themed DLC course, and a new special putter from FormX Design.

LiveScience

Dinosaurs might still roam Earth if it weren't for the asteroid, study suggests

The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean they're either not preserved or hard to find.

LiveScience

T. rex researchers eviscerate 'misleading' dinosaur leather announcement

Companies claim that Tyrannosaurus rex leather could soon be entering the luxury fashion market, but dinosaur researchers say you can't make genuine T. rex skin.

Metal Hammer

"I was talking with Kurt, and he said, You should join my band." The night that Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, and DinosaurJr's J. Mascis realised that newcomers Nirvana were going to change alternative rock forever

Watch a four-piece Nirvana play one of the most important gigs of their career in July 1989

LiveScience

What was the fastest dinosaur?

Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?

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