Last year, nearly-complete fossilized remains of a ten-meter-long ichthyosaur, a large marine reptile commonly known as a sea dragon, was discovered at the bottom of Rutland Water Nature Reserve’s reservoir. The 180 million-year-old fossil of the prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ is the largest one to be
The newly found tropical tree from the ylang-ylang family is the first to be named in 2022. Honoring actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the evergreen plant was named Uvariopsis dicaprio, which is found in Cameroon. The tree reaches about 13-feet-tall and has shiny, yellow-green leaves that grow
According to a recent study, there is a probability that earth’s first continents might have arisen from the ocean around 700 million years earlier than thought. Surprisingly, Jharkhand’s Singhbhum region may have been the earliest continental land to emerge from the ocean around 3.2 billion
Indian scientists have discovered a new ‘mermaid’ plant species in the Andaman archipelago, a find that has been marked as the first discovery of a new algae species in the Andaman Islands in nearly forty years. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are known as biodiversity hotspots,
Melting ice within permafrost on the Siberian Arctic is uncovering many prehistoric secrets buried beneath thousand years old ice, including parts of mammoth tusk, woolly rhinoceros bone and perfectly preserved lion cub. Record-breaking heatwaves have increased the melting of Siberian permafrost, releasing methane and uncovering
A warming bias was observed over the past 66 million years that may come back if the ice sheets vanish. It might return if global warming keeps increasing at the current rate which are ominous signs for the planet. In recent years the prolonged wildfires,
Fossils of a new species of giant prehistoric rhino discovered in China in 2015 belong to the largest land mammal to have walked the planet. Found in northwest China’s Gansu province, fossils of the giant prehistoric rhino indicate that it lived over 26 million years
After years of research, scientists have found a new dinosaur species in Australia, which is one of the largest species on the planet. This confirmation was made over a decade after cattle farmers first uncovered bones of the animal. According to a research paper, published
Even though the scientific community was aware of the plastic-eating qualities of bacteria, the research by the Chinese Academy of Sciences of Institute of Oceanology is the first to establish a direct link to polythene. The research was able to identify three types of organisms
Egypt has been the pioneer for the study of archaeology, offering innumerable insights into the lives of ancient humans. Archaeologists have been studied the remains of Ancient Egypt for so many years now, making significant discoveries every now and then. The most recent discovery was
