Sharks were once small, harmless fish
September 12th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 12 (IANS) In popular imagination, sharks are fearsome predators looking for their next unfortunate victim. But researchers say many shark species were relatively small, harmless fishes living in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Newly discovered species of dinosaur bridges gap in dinosaur family tree
April 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a fossilized dinosaur skull and neck vertebrae that not only reveal a new species, but also an evolutionary link between two groups of dinosaurs.The team ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fossil haul shows life’s recovery after near-extinction
December 23rd, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) A newly-discovered treasure trove of ancient fossils has given a big boost to scientists' efforts to understand how life on the Earth recovered from the most catastrophic mass ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
200mn-yr-old fossils reveal how snakes’ syringe-like venom fangs evolved
November 19th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists are analysing fossils of a 200 million-year-old reptile of the late Triassic period to understand how syringe-like teeth evolved in snakes that exist today.Although not closely related ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study sheds light on mysterious eel-like creatures that lived before dinos
October 30th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): A new study has shed light on conodonts - a species of eel-like creatures that lived even before dinosaurs - and according to scientists, ate like the creature ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fossil of new dinosaur species found in China
October 10th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) Scientists in China have discovered the fossils of a previously-unknown dinosaur species - a meat-eating theropod.The fossils of the dinosaur were unearthed at Longshan in Yi Autonomous Prefecture ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Dinos might be older than previously thought
March 4th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): The discovery of a dinosaur-like animal that lived 10 million years earlier than the oldest known dinos, has suggested that dinosaurs and other close relatives such as pterosaurs ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Alligators’ breathing method may explain how dinos ruled the Earth
January 15th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 15 (ANI): Alligators have a one-way path for breathing that is similar to birds, says a new study, which could explain how dinosaurs' ancestors rose to prominence on Earth after ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Britain’s oldest known dinosaur to be unearthed
November 4th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh, November 4 (ANI): A team of researchers have announced that the are all set to excavate the remains of Britain's oldest known dinosaur almost 40 years after they were first discovered.Bones ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s forests were wiped out in global catastrophe 250 mln yrs ago
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 2 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that tiny organisms that covered the planet more than 250 million years ago, appear to be a species of ancient fungus ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Largest dino footprints in Europe discovered in Swiss Alps
August 19th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): Scientists have found the largest dinosaur footprints ever to be discovered in Europe, which are discovered half way up a Swiss mountain.According to a report in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mystery of 252 million yr old massive global extinction event solved
October 2nd, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 2 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Calgary has solved the mystery of the massive global extinction event 252 million years ago, by discovering that the shorelines of ancient ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Fossilized burrows of 245-mln-yr old land vertebrates found in Antarctica
June 9th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Paleontologists have, for the first time, found fossilized burrows of land vertebrates in Antarctica, which date back to about 245 million years.Discovered by researchers from the University ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |