45 h. ago Secrets of sauropod dinosaur revealed by fossilised stomach find

Since the late 19th century, sauropod dinosaurs have been almost universally regarded as herbivores, despite no evidence - until now

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5 d. ago Hidden 'fingerprints' found in the Bible after thousands of years rewrite the story of the Ark of the Covenant

Scientists have uncovered secrets in the Bible that rewrite the story of the Ark of the Covenant, Noah's Flood and when God created the universe, sparking a debate on the Holy Book's origins.

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2 w. ago Hidden city built 140,000 years ago discovered at bottom of ocean

Buried beneath the sea off the coast of Indonesia, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could rewrite the story of human origins.

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4 w. ago A new discovery is rewriting the history of evolution by millions of years

The emergence of the first land-dwelling animals is estimated to have occurred around 400 million years ago

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4 w. ago ‘Turning point’: claw print fossils found in Australia rewrite story of amniotes by 40 million years

The discovery by two local fossil hunters on a river bank in Victoria has ‘potentially far-reaching implications’, scientists sayFossilised claw prints found in Australia suggest amniotes – the ancestors of reptiles, birds and mammals – evolved about 40m years earlier than thought.The footprints, in sandstone dated 354m to 358m years old, were probably made by reptiles crossing a surface dimpled by raindrops. Researchers said the trackways represent the oldest evidence of amniotes on the planet.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 w. ago How ancient reptile footprints are rewriting the history of when animals evolved to live on land

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne

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