August 2022

Giant Sauropod Dinosaur Skeleton Unearthed in Portugal

Giant Sauropod Dinosaur Skeleton Unearthed in Portugal. The excavation campaign at the Monte Agudo paleontological site (Pom…

Scientists Discover Fossils of Giant Sea Lizard That Ruled the Oceans 66 Million Years Ago

Fossils of a giant killer mosasaur have been discovered, along with the fossilised remains of its prey. Researchers have dis…

113-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tracks Uncovered at Texas Park

Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago uncovered due to severe drought conditions at Dinosaur Valley State Park The seve…

New Tectonic Discovery May Help Explain Location of Silver and Gold Ore Deposits

The percentage of water in arc volcanoes, which form above subduction zones, may be far more than many previous studies have…

What Controls the Thickness of Earth’s Continental Crust?

A new Yale study may have settled a scientific debate over what controls the thickness of Earth’s continental crust.   The c…

New Insect Discovered in Amber Had 360-degree Vision

Palaeotanyrhina exophthalma (Credit: Oregon State University)   See a Bizarre Bulging-Eye Bug Stuck in 100-Million-Year-Old…

Continents on Ancient Earth Were Created by Giant Meteorite Impacts

One of Earth's defining features is its plate tectonics, a phenomenon that shapes the planet's surface and creates s…

Earth’s Days Are Getting Longer And No One Really Knows Why

Earth’s Days Are Getting Longer And No One Really Knows Why. Sunrise from the ISS, 10 August 2015. (Scott Kelly/NASA) Precis…

Great Barrier Reef Shows Highest Coral Cover in 36 Years

Great Barrier Reef Shows Highest Coral Cover in 36 Years Great Barrier Reef now have the highest levels of coral cover seen …

Amazing Prehistoric Fish Fossil Looks Like It's 'Leaping Out of The Rock'

Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of ancient fish, marine reptiles, squids, rare insects and more in a…