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Lost for 150,000 years: Rainforest discovery upends human history
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For decades, scientists believed ancient humans avoided dense rainforests, treating them as nearly impossible environments for early survival. But a groundbreaking discovery in West Africa is rewriting that story. Researchers uncovered evidence that humans were living deep within rainforest environments in present-day Côte d'Ivoire around 150,000 years ago — far earlier than anyone thought possible.
20/05/2026 sciencedaily-paleo
T. rex’s tiny arms may have evolved for a surprisingly brutal reason
jaw limb hunting predator prey Dinosauria skull
Why did T. rex have such tiny arms? Scientists now think it’s because its giant head became the ultimate hunting tool. Across multiple dinosaur groups, stronger skulls and crushing jaws evolved alongside shrinking forelimbs, especially in predators hunting enormous prey. In other words, once the bite became deadly enough, the arms may have stopped mattering.
20/05/2026 sciencedaily
New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany
New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany
Germany Jurassic fossil Monofenestrata Pterosauria new species skeleton
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of early monofenestratan pterosaur based on a nearly complete and well-preserved fossil skeleton discovered in Bavaria, Germany. The post New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
19/05/2026 sci-news
Plus petites qu’un ongle, ces dents fossiles pourraient réécrire l’histoire de nos origines
Smaller than a fingernail, these fossil teeth could rewrite the history of our origins
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Fossil teeth no bigger than a baby's fingernail have just rewritten the first pages of our evolutionary history. In March 2026, paleontologists announced the southernmost discovery ever of Purgatorius, considered the common ancestor of all primates. Or...
19/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
Une éruption intense secoue ce volcan sous-marin sous 560 mètres d’eau et c’est visible depuis l’espace !
An intense eruption shakes this underwater volcano under 560 meters of water and it is visible from space!
Due to pressure, underwater volcanic eruptions are too often invisible and therefore poorly known. It still sometimes happens that surface manifestations occur, as with this eruption in the Bismark Sea, but with dimensions that would testify...
19/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
Ancient Hominins May Have Interbred in East Asia
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A remarkable new study suggests that Homo erectus populations in East Asia may have co-existed and interbred with Denisovans hundreds of thousands of years ago. The research provides the first molecular evidence linking these ancient human lineages.  This recently published research demonstrates how new protein recovery and analysis techniques can enhance data retrieved in association
19/05/2026 everythingdinosaur
Rare graves reveal a lost world of Bronze Age Europe hidden for 3,000 years
Scientists have uncovered remarkable new details about Bronze Age life in Central Europe by studying rare burials untouched by cremation. The research reveals communities experimenting with new foods, burial rituals, and cultural connections while largely staying rooted in their local homelands.
19/05/2026 sciencedaily-fossils
Happy International Museum Day (2026)
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Today is International Museum Day and, here at Everything Dinosaur, we would like to celebrate the incredible work carried out by museums around the world. Museums help inspire curiosity, encourage learning and connect people with nature. They also play a crucial role in education, science communication and outreach. We have always enjoyed visiting museums, especially
18/05/2026 everythingdinosaur
Il construisait un mur dans son jardin… quand une silhouette vieille de 240 millions d’années apparaît
He was building a wall in his garden… when a 240 million year old silhouette appeared
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Intended to become a simple building block, a piece of sandstone recovered from an Australian quarry actually hides a 240 million year old secret. Forgotten for decades in museum reserves, this exceptional fossil has only just revealed the existence of a...
18/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
Scientists think they’ve cracked the mystery of human right-handedness
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A new study suggests humans became overwhelmingly right-handed because of two major evolutionary shifts: walking on two legs and developing much larger brains. Researchers found that as human ancestors evolved, their right-hand preference steadily intensified — transforming a mild tendency into one of humanity’s most distinctive traits.
18/05/2026 sciencedaily-paleo
Les scientifiques alertent : quelque chose a basculé en Antarctique… et cela pourrait tout accélérer
Scientists warn: something has shifted in Antarctica... and it could speed up everything
Antarctica study
Antarctica has long been an exception in the face of global warming. But since 2015, the sea ice has been retreating at high speed. A study now reveals how three interlocking mechanisms pushed the region into a melting spiral.
18/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
A Beautiful Bas-relief Stegosaurus
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Whilst on a short visit to Berlin, we took the opportunity to admire and photograph the bas-relief Stegosaurus on display at the Berlin Aquarium building.  The building was built between 1911 and 1913.  At the time, the various murals and sculptures depicting prehistoric animals were cutting edge.  However, after more than a hundred years our
17/05/2026 everythingdinosaur
La photo de la semaine : un animal se cache dans cette montagne enneigée, arriverez-vous à le voir ?
Photo of the week: an animal is hiding in this snowy mountain, will you be able to see it?
By only taking a casual look, we can miss the surprises that nature has in store for us. Some of the winning images from the 2026 competition of the German Society for Nature Photography invite us to slow down. And to really watch…
17/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
La Terre cache un mécanisme profond qui pourrait expliquer la formation des continents depuis des milliards d’années
The Earth hides a deep mechanism that could explain the formation of continents over billions of years
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A recent study highlights a little-known geological process, relamination, which allows fragments of continental crust to become incorporated into the Earth's mantle during plate collisions. This mechanism could explain the origin of certain magmas and play a key role in...
17/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
Eocursor: Prehistoric Beast of the Week
Eocursor: Prehistoric Beast of the Week
South Africa Dinosauria Eocursor
This week we are going to check out a little dinosaur that gives us insight into the origins of some of the most iconic dinosaurs, Eocursor parvus!  Eocursor translates to "Dawn Runner" because it was a very early dinosaur and its extremely long legs show us that it was probably a fast runner.  From snout to tail it only measured about 3 feet (roughly 1m) and was a plant-eater.  It lived about 210 million years ago in what is now South Africa and was discovered in the 1990s but wasn't formally d
17/05/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek
Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution
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A spectacular dinosaur discovery in Spain is giving scientists a rare new look inside the world of stegosaurs. Paleontologists uncovered the best-preserved stegosaur skull ever found in Europe, belonging to the iconic plated dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus, which roamed Earth around 150 million years ago. Because stegosaur skulls are extremely fragile and almost never survive intact, the fossil is helping researchers uncover previously unknown details about how these armored giants evolved.
17/05/2026 sciencedaily
Lost 1,200-year-old manuscript contains the first English poem
A long-lost manuscript discovered in Rome has revealed one of the oldest surviving versions of the very first known poem written in English. Hidden for decades and once believed lost, the 1,200-year-old manuscript contains Caedmon’s Hymn — a nine-line Old English poem said to have been miraculously composed by a shy Northumbrian cowherd after a divine dream.
17/05/2026 sciencedaily-fossils
A New Dinosaur Discovery – The Last Titan from Thailand
Thailand fossil Dinosauria discovery new species
Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of sauropod dinosaur.  It is the largest described to date from Southeast Asia. Furthermore, the newly described sauropod named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis might be one of the geologically youngest of all the sauropods known from Southeast Asia. The fossil material was discovered in northeastern Thailand around ten
16/05/2026 everythingdinosaur
Ce que les chercheurs viennent de trouver sous l’Antarctique devrait inquiéter les côtes du monde entier
What researchers just found under Antarctica should worry coasts around the world
Antarctica
East Antarctica may not be as “sheltered” from global warming as previously thought. Under the Fimbulisen barrier, a hidden geometry could accelerate the melting and weaken this immense ice platform.
16/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
Stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins
Ethiopia fossil discovery evolution human origin
A stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia shows that early Homo and a previously unknown Australopithecus species lived together around 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago. The find overturns the classic “ape-to-human” progression and paints human evolution as a crowded, branching tree with multiple species coexisting. Scientists dated the fossils using volcanic ash deposits and are now investigating what these ancient relatives ate and whether they competed for resources.
16/05/2026 sciencedaily
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