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Scientists have found an ‘exquisitely preserved’ skull of a herbivorous dinosaur species in New Mexico, known for its weird head adornment. The skull belongs to the iconic tube-crested dinosaur Parasaurolophus, which lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76.5 million to 73 million years ago. The huge herbivorous reptiles sported trumpet-like nasal passages which they … Read more
Exceptionally preserved fossil of a 100-MILLION-year-old praying mantis is discovered in Canada that shows the prehistoric creature’s vein network and wings Fossils of wings belonging to Labradormantis guilbaulti were found in Labrador The exceptionally preserved specimens allowed scientists to analyze veins laying on the wings A single vein on a folding line exists in just … Read more
A mummified baby grey wolf with a perfectly preserved head, tail, paws and fur has been found in Yukon, northern Canada. The seven-week-old female wolf pup, christened Zhùr, had been locked in permafrost – ground that remains completely frozen – for 57,000 years. Researchers think the 1.4-pound pup, who had traces of salmon in her gut, died … Read more
‘Hitler’s alligator’ is preserved forever and will go on display in Russia after dying at Moscow Zoo Alligator rumoured to have belonged to Hitler has been preserved forever Saturn was discovered by soldiers after WWII and passed to the Red Army The reptile became an icon of Moscow Zoo for generations of children By Will Stewart … Read more
Doing the school run! Primary school walks on mechanical legs to new location so the building can be preserved in its entirety in Shanghai The Lagena primary school was first built in 1935 according to local officials But a new construction project on the site will begin soon, completing in 2023 To save the building, … Read more
Royal Mint condition! Perfectly preserved £5 banknote dating back to 1863 is set to fetch £12,000 at auction One of the finest quality early black and white note the cataloguer has ever seen Signed by Matthew Marshall it represented the height of Victorian technology The live online auction to be held by Dix Noonan Webb … Read more
3D reconstruction of Cretaceous beetle preserved in amber for 99 million years finally reveals its ‘mysterious’ shape Mysteriomorphidae beetles were first identified around a year ago, experts said However, as their given name hints, their body shape had been quite unclear New specimens from the Kachin amber mines in northern Myanmar were found Experts used a … Read more
And then there was one. We are preparing to remember arguably the most precarious moment in the history of this country — the week when our very existence hung in the balance; when the odds of invasion and subjugation finally tipped in our favour thanks to the gallantry of a youthful band of brothers whom … Read more
39,000-year-old cave bear is discovered perfectly preserved and baring its TEETH in Siberia as scientists hail discovery of ‘world importance’ Russian scientists found the preserved remains of an adult cave bear and a cub Only bones have been found of the prehistoric species that lived in Eurasia Two finds were hailed today by a Russian … Read more
Wimbledon strawberries preserved: Huge 750kg crop will be turned into jam after this year’s tennis tournament is cancelled due to coronavirus Eating strawberries with cream is a tradition at the Wimbledon Championships But the tennis championships have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19 Tournament organisers have ordered 750kg of this year’s stock to go … Read more