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Fossil licking and zombie spiders among 2023's Ig Nobel Prize winners
VIDEO 9-15-2023 |
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The annual ceremony celebrates some of the strangest science projects imaginable.
Remarkably well preserved dinosaur embryo found inside fossilized egg
8-13-2023 | 6
The incredibly rare specimen was found collecting dust in the back room of a museum in China.
Fossilized sea creature in Peru may have been heaviest animal ever
8-5-2023 | 1
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of what could be the heaviest creature that ever lived.
Researchers recreate the face of the real-life 'Hobbit' of Flores
VIDEO 7-5-2023 | 11
The face of this long-lost human ancestor has been painstakingly recreated from fossil remains using computer software.
T.rex may have been nearly twice the size, new study suggests
11-17-2022 | 3
The iconic predatory dinosaur may have been as much as 70% larger than fossil discoveries suggest.
Mystery of weird creature dubbed 'alien goldfish' may have been solved
9-21-2022 | 1
For decades, fossil experts have been perplexed by a totally bizarre prehistoric creature.
Loch Ness Monster 'plausible' after fossil discovery
7-27-2022 | 34
The discovery that some plesiosaurs could have lived in freshwater has re-ignited the debate on Nessie.
Remains of largest known Jurassic pterosaur found in Scotland
2-25-2022 | 0
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil of a giant winged reptile on Scotland's Isle of Skye.
Huge fossilized 'sea dragon' is largest ever found in the UK
1-10-2022 | 3
Palaeontologists have uncovered what is being hailed as the UK's largest ever ichthyosaur fossil.
Four-legged, land-walking whale discovered
9-2-2021 | 6
The fossil remains of a particularly unusual species of prehistoric whale have been unearthed in Egypt.
'Dragon Man' could be new human species
6-27-2021 | 5
Scientists in China have discovered a fossil skull belonging to what could be a totally new human species.
Huge 'living fossil' fish can live for 100 years
VIDEO 6-21-2021 | 2
A fish once thought to have died out in prehistoric times is continuing to throw up surprises for scientists.
'Living fossil' discovered after 273M years
5-10-2021 | 1
Scientists have discovered an ancient symbiotic relationship off Japan that was long thought to be extinct.
New dinosaur is the 'one who causes fear'
4-2-2021 | 1
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a new species of large, carnivorous dinosaur in Argentina.
Is the coelacanth really a 'living fossil' ?
2-12-2021 | 6
New evidence has cast doubt on the idea that the coelacanth hasn't changed at all in millions of years.
Scientists examine dinosaur's fossilized butt
1-25-2021 | 5
A new study has revealed, for the first time, the detailed characteristics and functionality of a dinosaur's rear end.
Prehistoric 'sea dragon' fossil unearthed
12-27-2020 | 3
Palaeontologists have identified a new prehistoric sea creature that lived in what is now the English Channel.
Dinosaurs crossed hundreds of miles of ocean
11-7-2020 | 1
A chance fossil discovery in Morocco has indicated that some dinosaurs swam vast distances across the sea.
Prehistoric sperm found trapped inside amber
9-16-2020 | 6
Scientists have identified 100 million-year-old sperm cells perfectly preserved within fossilized tree resin.
New species of prehistoric fossil ape unearthed
9-10-2020 | 8
Palaeontologists have discovered what is thought to be the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon.
