‘Incredibly unusual’ dinosaur unearthed in Mississippi

The most complete dinosaur fossil found in Mississippi, which state officials consider “incredibly unusual,” has been 85 percent buried since its discovery in 2007. Paleontologists have identified the specimen as a hadrosaur, a family of duck-billed, herbivorous dinosaurs that lived more than 82 million years ago. The hadrosaur family includes at least 61 identified species, … Read more

Giant dinosaur skeleton unearthed in US state: ‘Incredibly unusual’ 30ft Cretaceous monster is nearly intact in ‘rare’ find that is 80 MILLION years old

The hadrosaur is a large family of giant herbivorous dinosaurs - including at least 61 identified, individual species with possibly hundreds of unique species that once roamed the Earth, according to experts. The hadrosaurs above are an artist's reconstruction of a Russian find

The most complete dinosaur fossil ever discovered in Mississippi has been called “incredibly unusual” by state officials. It remains 85 percent buried since its discovery in 2007. Paleontologists have confirmed that the specimen was once a living hadrosaur: a family of vegetarian, duck-billed dinosaurs that lived more than 82 million years ago. But the hadrosaur … Read more

Research shows Alaska’s ice sheet is melting at ‘incredibly disturbing’ rate

One of the largest areas of interconnected glaciers in North America is melting twice as fast as before 2010, a team of scientists reported Tuesday, calling it an “exceptionally troubling” sign that land ice could be disappearing even faster in many places than previously thought. The Juneau Ice Field, which stretches across the Coast Mountains … Read more

This is what an ‘incredibly exciting’ nova explosion would look like

Stars in night sky

A celestial body nicknamed the ‘Blaze Star’ (because it bursts into temporary brightness about every 80 years) is about to live up to its name with a sudden outpouring of light, astronomers say. Officially known as the T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB for short, the Blaze Star is not a single object, but in … Read more

Cyclists ‘incredibly disappointed’ as councilors vote to reopen previously infamous junction to taxis – despite casualties falling to ‘virtually zero’ seven years since restrictions were introduced following cyclist’s death

Cyclists “incredibly disappointed” as councillors vote to reopen formerly notorious junction to taxis – despite casualties dropping to “virtually nil” seven years since restrictions introduced after cyclist’s death

Cyclists in London say they are “incredibly disappointed” after councilors voted to allow taxi drivers access to the previously notoriously dangerous Bank Junction, where traffic restrictions have been in place for seven years restricting the intersection to cyclists, pedestrians and buses. In May 2017, the junction and surrounding streets, which are in the heart of … Read more