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Modern grapes have been around since the dinosaurs went extinct, new research finds

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Mónica Carvalho can be seen holding the newly discovered earliest grape from the Western Hemisphere at the dig site in Colombia. - Fabiany Herrera

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

Paleontologists discover new bird-like dinosaur in Argentina | Sci.News

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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