Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight
Researchers have identified the remains of one of Europe’s largest ever land-based hunters: a dinosaur that measured over 10m long.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12
Prehistoric “Swiss Army knife” shows how early humans communicated
In a world first, researchers have revealed that early humans across southern Africa made a particular type of stone tool in the same shape.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 2
New dinosaur species used fearsome claws to graze along the coast
Scientists have described the youngest therizinosaur fossil from Japan and the first in Asia to have been found in marine sediments.
Joseph Shavit
- May 22
What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong about dinosaurs
One of the most exciting moments of the new Jurassic Park sequel, Jurassic World Dominion, is when Quetzalcoatlus swoops down from the sky.
Joseph Shavit
- May 11
Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
One fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide space rock slammed into the Earth ending the age of the dinosaur.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 27
Study challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas
The paper challenges new theories that the earliest human inhabitants of North America arrived before the migration of people from Asia.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 22
Early man's food choices discovered through prehistoric pot residue
To reconstruct the cookery of people who lived thousands of years ago, bones and plant remains can tell us which ingredients were available
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 3
Stonehenge served as an ancient solar calendar - study finds
It had long been thought that the famous site of Stonehenge served as an ancient calendar, given its alignment with the solstices.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 25
The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes
The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime according to an
international team of researchers.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 9
New large titanosaurian dinosaur discovered in the Pyrenees
The skeleton of Abditosaurus kuehnei is the most complete titanosaur fossil discovered so far in Europe.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 28, 2021
Earth's first giant, Ichthyosaur, reveals how whales became the largest animals ever
The skull of a newly discovered species of giant ichthyosaur is shedding new light on the marine reptiles’ rapid growth into behemoths.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 21, 2021
World's first dinosaur preserved sitting on nest of eggs with fossilized babies
The fossil in question is that of an oviraptorosaur, a group of bird-like theropod dinosaurs that thrived during the Cretaceous Period.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 23, 2021
Israeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword
An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2021
What to do if you find fossils or artifacts
So what should you do if you stumble on a fossil or an artifact in your backyard, at the beach, in a local park or on a rural property.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 13, 2021
Oldest footprints of pre-humans identified in Crete
Over 50 footprints of predecessors of early humans identified in 2017 near Trachilos, Crete shown to be over six million years old.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 6, 2021
Israeli archaeologists find rare 2,700-year-old toilet in Jerusalem
An Israeli archaeological dig in Jerusalem uncovered an ancient toilet dating back over 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 17, 2021
Earliest bone tools to produce clothing found in Morocco -- 120,000 years old
The study provides strong evidence for the manufacture of clothing as far back as 120,000 years ago.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
Study shows evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in Southern China
Alcoholic beverages have long been known to serve an important socio-cultural function in ancient societies, including at ritual feasts.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 11, 2021
Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland
Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 7, 2021
Mathematician reveals world's oldest example of applied geometry
A UNSW mathematician has revealed the origins of applied geometry on a 3700-year-old clay tablet that has been hiding for over a century