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Fossil remains of 47 million years old snake discovered in Gujarat by IIT
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a remarkable discovery by Professor Sunil Bajpai and Post-Doctoral Fellow Debjit Dutta, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, a 47 million years old species of snake has been unveiled in Gujarat, believed to be one of the largest snakes to have ever existed on Earth.
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Hubble Space Telescope captures a planet’s atmosphere being blasted away b
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The red dwarf star, called AU Microscopii, or AU Mic, is located outside of our solar system, 32 light-years from Earth, which is relatively close. It’s home to one of the youngest planetary systems ever observed, and the star is less than 100 million years old, as per CNN.
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Research reveals Butterflies, moths share ancient ‘blocks’ of DNA
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to new research, butterflies and moths share "blocks" of DNA that are more than 200 million years old.
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Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The study offers a plausible explanation as to how at least 37 of these marine reptiles came to meet their ends in the same locality, a question that has vexed paleontologists for more than half a century. The research presents evidence that these ichthyosaurs died at the site in large numbe
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Million years old lizard found in storeroom cupboard pushes origin of rept
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought.
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Researchers discover oldest Pterodactylus fossil in Germany
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the dinosaur era, originated in the Late Triassic (227 million years ago) and became extinct at the end-Cretaceous extinction event (66 million years ago). With wing spans ranging from 1 to 12 meters, they dominated the world's skies for more than 160 milli
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Half-a-billion year old fossilised brain of sea creature defies textbook e
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous system w
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Fossil study gives insights into 12 million-year-old climatic past of UK's
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): A decade-long study into unique rocks near a Derbyshire village has been uncovering the secrets of what the county and the Peak District might have looked like under a much warmer and wetter past.
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Discovery of million years old genes in yeast reveals how parasitic DNA im
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the National Institute for Biological Sciences in Beijing, China has uncovered a selfish gene family that has survived for over 100 million years - 10 times longer than any
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Palaeolithic site, possibly largest in Indian subcontinent, spotted in Far
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], July 18 (ANI): A prehistoric stone age site, possibly over a million years old, has been found in the Mangarbani hill forest in Haryana's Faridabad.
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New space discovery reveals how planets form
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 25 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a planet approximately 45 million years old, orbiting one of its brightest young stars. The star and its planet could provide valuable information on how planetary bodies form.
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Experience one of Oman's true natural wonders 'Al Hoota Caves'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Estimated to be over two million years old, the Al Hoota Cave is one of Oman's most popular natural tourist attractions.
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