Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Energy sector myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Greenhouse gas emissions from energy reached a record high last year as demand for fossil fuels rose despite a surge in renewable energy, according to a report highlighting the need to accelerate the green transition. … Read more
Scientists have discovered a 246-million-year-old fossil of a marine reptile, the oldest of its kind found in the Southern Hemisphere, shedding new light on the early evolution of marine mammals. The largest mass extinction in the fossil record – known as ‘The Great Dying’ – occurred around 252 million years ago, wiping out around 95% … Read more
Stavros Kundromichalis An artist’s reconstruction of the Southern Hemisphere’s oldest known sea-going reptile: nothosaurs swimming along the ancient Antarctic coast of what is now New Zealand about 246 million years ago. CNN — Scientists have discovered a 246-million-year-old fossil of a marine reptile, the oldest of its kind found in the Southern Hemisphere, shedding new … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Reconstruction of the skull of Gordonia traquari based on CT scans of its fossil. Credit: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (2024). DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae065 × close to Reconstruction of the skull of Gordonia traquari based on CT scans of its … Read more
Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a new genus and species of unenlagiine dinosaur. Called Diuqin lechiguanaeit fills a significant gap in the fossil record of these theropod dinosaurs. Life reconstruction of Diuqin lechiguanae. Image credit: Porfiri et al., doi: 10.1186/s12862-024-02247-w. Diuqin lechiguanae roamed our planet during the Santonian era of the Cretaceous, between 86 and … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Reconstruction of the oldest sea-going reptile in the Southern Hemisphere. Nothosaurs swim along the ancient south polar coast of what is now New Zealand about 246 million years ago. Credit: Stavros Kundromichalis × close to Reconstruction of the oldest sea-going … Read more
One hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, much of northeastern Australia was underwater. The inland Eromanga Sea was home to a host of marine animals, from turtles and dolphin-like ichthyosaurs to the bus-sized predator. Kronosaurus queenslandicus and other plesiosaurs. The forested edge of the sea was home to dinosaurs and the sky above … Read more
Over the past 500 million years, vertebrates have evolved into a dizzying variety of forms, from hummingbirds to elephants, bullfrogs to hammerhead sharks, not to mention our special species of upright monkeys. But among all that diversity, vertebrates share some important characteristics. We all have a backbone made of, for example, vertebrae, together with a … Read more
DENVER – Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of North Dakota’s badlands when they made a discovery that left them “completely speechless”: a T. rex bone sticking out of the ground. The trio publicly announced their discovery Monday during a Zoom news conference, as workers at the Denver Museum … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — A father, his two sons and their cousin were hiking in the Badlands of North Dakota in 2022 when they found what looked like a dinosaur leg sticking out of a rock. Courtesy … Read more