Archive for month: January, 2010

Back in the Field! — Excavation and Survey Season at Horvat Kur and Study Season at Tel Kinrot: June 20 – July 16, 2010

04/01/2010

Based upon preliminary results from the 2008 and 2009 seasons,…

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This 31-foot “terror croc” ate dinosaurs. Now it’s back 15/04/2026
A massive, bus-sized “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been brought back to life in stunning detail with the first scientifically accurate full skeleton of Deinosuchus schwimmeri. Stretching over 30 feet long, this ancient apex predator ruled the southeastern U.S. more than 75 million years ago—and now visitors can see it up close […]
Scientists just solved a 160-million-year fossil mystery “I’ve never seen anything like it” 15/04/2026
A rare fossil discovery is shedding light on the “missing years” of early sponge evolution. Scientists found a 550-million-year-old sponge that likely lacked hard skeletal parts, explaining why earlier fossils are so scarce. This supports the idea that the earliest sponges were soft-bodied and rarely preserved. The finding changes how researchers hunt for the origins […]
Mammal ancestors laid eggs, and this 250-million-year-old fossil finally proves it 14/04/2026
In the aftermath of Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event, one unlikely survivor rose to dominate a shattered world: Lystrosaurus. Now, a stunning fossil discovery—an ancient egg containing a curled-up embryo—has finally answered a decades-old mystery about whether mammal ancestors laid eggs. Using advanced imaging technology, scientists confirmed that these resilient creatures did reproduce this way, […]
110,000-year-old discovery rewrites human history: Neanderthals and Homo sapiens worked together 12/04/2026
The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, lifestyles, and burial customs. These interactions fostered cultural exchange, social complexity, and behavioral innovations, such as formal burial practices and the symbolic use of ochre for decoration. The findings […]
Neanderthals may have hunted and eaten outsiders, chilling cannibalism study finds 11/04/2026
A cave in Belgium has revealed unsettling evidence that Neanderthals selectively cannibalized outsiders, focusing on women and children. The victims weren’t from the local group and appear to have been treated like prey, with bones butchered for meat and marrow. This suggests the behavior wasn’t ritual, but practical—or possibly linked to intergroup conflict. The discovery […]
Humans reached Australia 60,000 years ago, new DNA study reveals 09/04/2026
Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that humans reached New Guinea and Australia around 60,000 years ago—earlier than some recent theories suggested. By tracing maternal DNA lineages, the team discovered that these early travelers likely used at least two different migration routes through Southeast Asia. This points to sophisticated navigation and seafaring skills far earlier than […]
Buried Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt hints at shocking rituals 05/04/2026
A hidden Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt is offering rare clues about ancient rituals, including possible human sacrifice. With major funding secured, scientists are now racing to uncover how this mysterious, multi-god cult site operated.
This tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin of spiders 03/04/2026
What started as routine fossil cleaning turned into a major scientific surprise when researchers uncovered a tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old specimen where no claw should exist. That detail revealed Megachelicerax cousteaui, the oldest known relative of spiders, pushing the origins of this group back by 20 million years. The fossil shows that key features […]
Ancient bees found nesting inside fossil bones in rare cave discovery 03/04/2026
Thousands of years ago in a cave on Hispaniola, an unusual chain of events left behind a rare scientific treasure: bees nesting inside fossilized bones. After giant barn owls repeatedly brought prey like hutias into the cave, their remains accumulated in silt-rich chambers—creating a strange underground environment. Later, burrowing bees took advantage of the soft […]
Strange “elephant skin” rocks reveal ancient life in the dark ocean 03/04/2026
A puzzling wrinkled rock formation in Morocco has led scientists to rethink where ancient microbes could live. Instead of shallow, sunlit waters, these microbes may have thrived deep in the ocean, fueled by chemicals delivered by underwater landslides. The discovery suggests that dark, nutrient-rich environments hosted thriving ecosystems much earlier than expected. It also raises […]

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