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240-million-year-old reptile fossil reveals a lost chapter before dinosaurs and crocodiles

Named Silescelida acristata, the species lived about 240 million years ago, during the Middle Triassic Period. The fossil was found…

2 days ago

Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight

For decades, we’ve been told that weight loss is a matter of willpower: eat less, move more. But modern science…

1 week ago

Scientists just discovered a lost branch of Australia’s marsupials

A newly identified branch of the marsupial family tree is adding a surprising twist to the history of Australia's most…

4 weeks ago

DNA solves 250-year-old mystery of the Seychelles’ lost crocodiles

For more than 250 years, stories from early explorers described crocodiles as a common sight along the shores of the…

3 months ago

This 100 million-year-old snake had hind legs and a lost bone that changes evolution

A remarkably preserved fossil from Argentina is helping scientists sharpen the picture of how snakes evolved. The specimen belongs to…

4 months ago

A “lost world” beneath the North Sea was once full of forests

New research led by the University of Warwick shows that forests were already growing across Doggerland, a now-submerged landmass beneath…

4 months ago

Alfa Romeo Porsche Boxster Rival: Lost Sketches Revealed

A former Alfa Romeo designer revealed a shelved concept for a mid-engine sports car meant to rival the Porsche Boxster.…

5 months ago

Fossilized bones are revealing secrets from a lost world

For the first time, researchers have successfully examined metabolism-related molecules preserved inside fossilized bones from animals that lived between 1.3…

7 months ago

5,500-year-old site in Jordan reveals a lost civilization’s secrets

How did early civilizations respond when their worlds fell apart? Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen believe the 5,000-year-old site…

9 months ago

MIT finds traces of a lost world deep within planet Earth

Researchers from MIT and collaborating institutions have uncovered exceptionally rare traces of "proto Earth," the ancient precursor to our planet…

10 months ago