The Cambridge Digital Library has just made available thousands of pages from fragile religious manuscripts for Internet users’ perusal, including…
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Was T. rex a stand-up guy? Many young people wrong on dinosaur’s appearance, study suggests
Here’s a test of your dinosaur knowledge: Did Tyrannosaurus rex stand upright, with its tail on the ground? The answer:…
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Ancient Egyptians made jewelry from meteorites
An ancient Egyptian iron bead found inside a 5,000-year-old tomb was crafted from a meteorite, new research shows. The tube-shaped…
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A “killer walrus” thought to have terrorized the North Pacific 15 million years ago may not have been such a…
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Fossils of dinosaur-era forest fire discovered in Canada
In the badlands of southern Saskatchewan, Canada, scientists discovered evidence of a 66-million-year-old forest fire locked in stone. Fossilized plants…
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An ancient flying reptile with a bizarre, butterflylike head has been unearthed in Brazil. The newfound reptile species, Caiuajara dobruskii,…
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Paleontologists in Argentina’s Patagonia region have discovered fossilized remains of a so-called Titanosaur, which may have been the largest dinosaur…
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700-year embrace: Skeleton couple still holding hands
The skeletal remains of two lovebirds were uncovered, after being locked in a romantic embrace for the past 700 years.…
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