Animal genomes are known to be a storage space of memories. Perhaps the phrase ‘etched in memory’ had a real meaning after all. A new study has found that genomes of birds have markers that store the memories of the cataclysm that caused the extinction of their dinosaur ancestors. These genetic markers helped them evolve …
A fragmented comet smashed into the Earth’s atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing a widespread … [+] climatic shift, according to new research. getty Scientists have found evidence for the so-called Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis that a comet exploded in Earth’s atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing temperatures on Earth to dip. A paper published in the …
In May 2022, Jason Cooper, a commercial paleontologist, went for a walk around his property near the aptly named Colorado town of Dinosaur with a friend and found a bit of femur protruding from some rock. That femur led to a stegosaurus fossil, among the largest and most complete ever found, which has subsequently been …
(MENAFN- The Conversation) Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story here . The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s …
In several movies and television shows, we see that T-rex dinosaurs were clever and smart, compared to other animals. According to some films, these dinosaurs were even smarter than humans. Though some scientists have earlier confirmed the theory to be true, a new study now reveals that the fact we believed till date was false. …
Our planet, Earth, is full of mysteries. The deeper we go into its formation and composition, the more we are left surprised and spellbound. One such shocking story in the history of Earth is of the Carnian pluvial period, in which it is said that our planet received continuous rain for 2 million years. Today, …
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 150 million years. Some of them were the largest and scariest creatures that ever lived on our planet. There were more than 2000 species of dinosaurs that existed. Scientists and researchers have developed several theories about the extinction of dinosaurs. Some of them suggest that a giant asteroid …
Dinosaurs and birds wouldn’t seem to have much in common except for the fact that both creatures reproduce by laying eggs. Most dinos died out about 66 million years ago, but but we’re still learning new things about them on a regular basis. Some museums exhibit fossils that show that many dinosaurs, in fact, …
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on – Jan 24, 2024, 15:50 IST Dinosaurs once ruled the Earth Dinosaurs were the dominant animals on Earth for about 160 million years, from the Triassic to the Cretaceous periods. They evolved into a diverse range of shapes and sizes, adapting to various environments and ecological niches. However, 66 million …
The plateau first began forming 120 million years ago, as per the study. (Representative pic) A team of scientists has uncovered the secrets of an underwater “superstructure” in the Pacific Ocean that has been growing since the age of the dinosaurs. According to a study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, the …