Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Grapes have played an important role in human history for thousands of years, forming the basis for the wines our ancestors made thousands of years ago. But that might not have been the case if … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Grapes have played an important role in human history for thousands of years, forming the basis for the wines our ancestors made thousands of years ago. But that might not have been the … Read more
A group of scientists from the Field Museum in Chicago recently discovered fossilized grape seeds that could provide a link between dinosaurs and the many types of wine available today. The South American study found nine new fossil grape species that are at least 19 million years old. The oldest species was found in a … Read more
By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for The Daily Mail 15:09 01 Jul 2024, updated 15:14 01 Jul 2024 Without dinosaurs trampling on trees, vines like grapes flourished READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago The next time you open a bottle of wine, raise a glass to the dinosaurs. That’s … Read more
Lithouva – the earliest fossil grape from the Western Hemisphere, ~60 million years old from Colombia. Top image shows fossil accompanied by CT scan reconstruction. Bottom image shows artist’s reconstruction. Credit: Fabiany Herrera, art by Pollyanna von Knorring. If you’ve ever consumed raisins or enjoyed a glass of wine, you may have partly to thank … Read more
Painting of a griffin, a chimera of a lion bird of prey, next to the fossils of Protoceratopesa horned dinosaur. The latter would have influenced the lore and appearance of the former, but our study suggests there is no compelling connection between dinosaurs and griffins. Credit: Dr Mark Witton A new study refutes the theory … Read more
They once carried a sun god through the sky, kept watch over golden treasures and even protected the mighty Zeus with their sharp beaks; myths about griffins flourished in many ancient civilizations and continue in popular culture to this day. The prevalence of such monstrous, beaked hybrids in various cultures has led some researchers to … Read more
Ammonites bask in the Late Cretaceous sun. Credit: Artwork by Callum Pursall Scientists have discovered that ammonite species did not decline before their extinction. The coiled-shell marine mollusks, one of paleontology’s greatest icons, thrived in Earth’s oceans for more than 350 million years until they became extinct during the same accidental event that wiped out … Read more
For over a hundred years, researchers have assumed this dinosaurs were like giant lizards: sluggish reptiles that basked in the sun most of the day. This view changed when we started to realize that dinosaurs were much more similar birds than for modern lizards. Today, researchers agree birds are technically dinosaurs – the only ones … Read more
An artist’s impression of Lokiceratops as it would have looked 78 million years ago in the swamps of northern Montana, complete with two Probrachylophosauruses moving by in the background. Artwork by Fabrizio Lavezzi © Evolutionsmuseet, Knuthenborg June 20 (UPI) — US scientists on Thursday announced the discovery of a new species of horned dinosaur, which … Read more