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The Neanderthal “love story” isn’t what the DNA actually shows

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Claims that Neanderthal men "preferred" Homo sapiens women may make for catchy headlines, but the underlying research does not actually show prehistoric romance. The genetic evidence only points to an uneven pattern of DNA inheritance, which could have been shaped by biology, migration, or social organization. Archaeological evidence suggests Neanderthal groups may have followed traditions where women moved between communities, opening the door to far more complicated explanations than simple at

07/07/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

Supporting Fans of Dinosaurs at DinoCon 2026

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Sue and I are busy preparing for Everything Dinosaur at DinoCon 2026. This exciting event brings together dinosaur fans, palaeontologists, artists and model collectors. It celebrates a shared passion for prehistoric life. As part of our preparations, we have created an advertisement for the official DinoCon event brochure. We are delighted to support this fantastic

06/07/2026 everythingdinosaur

5,000-year-old wolves found on remote island rewrite what we know about domestication

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Scientists discovered ancient wolves on a tiny Baltic island where they could only have been brought by humans, suggesting an unexpectedly close relationship between people and wolves thousands of years ago. Evidence indicates the wolves were fed, possibly cared for, and may even have been managed or selectively bred long before modern ideas of domestication.

05/07/2026 sciencedaily

Ancient bees turned tooth sockets into tiny nurseries 20,000 years ago

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A stunning fossil discovery shows that ancient bees used the empty tooth sockets of mammal bones as tiny nests after owls scattered the bones across a cave floor 20,000 years ago. It's the first known evidence of bees nesting inside animal bones, revealing an astonishingly creative survival strategy.

05/07/2026 sciencedaily

The photo of the week: a microscopic “Hulk” filmed rampaging against his own people!

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What if the Hulk existed… on a microscopic scale? Behind this fascinating image lies a behavior as spectacular as it is unexpected... which intrigues scientists.

05/07/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

“Great Dinosaur Mistakes” – A New Children’s Book Explores the History of Palaeontology

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Young dinosaur fans can discover how our understanding of prehistoric animals has changed over time with the forthcoming publication of "Great Dinosaur Mistakes". It is a fascinating new children's book written by Jonathan Emmett and Nottingham-based palaeontologist Dr Adam Smith. Beautifully illustrated by Stieven Van Der Poorten, the book is due to be published on

05/07/2026 everythingdinosaur

New Colonial Collections Research Project Examines Museum Specimens from Togo and Ghana

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A new colonial collections research project has been launched involving several leading Berlin museums. Researchers will investigate the origins and histories of important natural history and cultural collections gathered during the German colonial period. For the first time, Berlin institutions are working together to study collections linked to the former German colony of Togo. At

04/07/2026 everythingdinosaur

Amazing Haolonggood Sarcosuchus Models Arrive at Everything Dinosaur

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The eagerly anticipated Haolonggood Sarcosuchus imperator models have arrived at Everything Dinosaur’s warehouse. Two superb 1:35 scale replicas of the enormous prehistoric crocodile Sarcosuchus are now in stock. Collectors can choose between two striking colour variants. The Haolonggood Sarcosuchus imperator Tong Meng features a beautiful brown colouration. In contrast, the Haolonggood Sarcosuchus imperator Tong Wei

03/07/2026 everythingdinosaur

New Haolonggood Coelodonta Model Arrives at Everything Dinosaur

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The eagerly awaited Haolonggood Coelodonta antiquitatis model has arrived at Everything Dinosaur’s warehouse. This beautiful 1:35 scale replica represents one of the most famous prehistoric mammals of the Ice Age – the iconic Woolly Rhinoceros. Haolonggood Woolly Rhino model in 1:35 scale. Team members have been busy checking the new arrival and preparing

02/07/2026 everythingdinosaur

Life on Earth could last longer than expected: a study restarts the great countdown

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If the Sun still has about 5 billion years to “live,” the gradual rise in its brightness could wipe life from the face of Earth well before that. The cause, in particular, is the combined effect of warming and the drop in atmospheric CO2 on photosynthesis. If some...

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83-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Timeline of Antarctica’s First Dinosaur Discovery

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A small fossil collected on an Antarctic island more than four decades ago is a tail vertebra of a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that roamed Antarctica roughly 83 million years ago, according to a new paper in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. The post 83-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Timeline of Antarctica’s First Dinosaur Discovery appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

01/07/2026 sci-news

Scientists recreated a dinosaur nest and solved a 70-million-year-old mystery

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A team of researchers recreated a life-size oviraptor nest to investigate how these bird-like dinosaurs incubated their eggs millions of years ago. By combining physical experiments with heat transfer simulations, they discovered that oviraptors likely relied on both their own body heat and warmth from the sun.

01/07/2026 sciencedaily

Ancient Sea Creature Pushes Back Origins of Spider Fangs to 518 Million Years Ago

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Urokodia aequalis, an early Cambrian marine predator from the Chengjiang biota of China, preserves the earliest known evidence of chelicerae -- the pincer-like structures that later evolved into the fangs of spiders and the pincers of scorpions. The post Ancient Sea Creature Pushes Back Origins of Spider Fangs to 518 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

01/07/2026 sci-news

This bone forgotten in a drawer for 40 years has just revealed the very first dinosaur discovered in Antarctica!

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For almost forty years, it remained forgotten in a drawer in the British Antarctic Survey. This fossil, discovered in Antarctica in 1985, has just been identified as the very first dinosaur fossil ever unearthed on the white continent. A discovery which also sheds light on...

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EU Customs Charges for UK Retailers – Everything Dinosaur Is Ready for the Changes

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From today, 1st July 2026, new EU customs charges for UK retailers came into effect following the removal of the European Union's long-standing customs duty exemption on consignments valued at €150 or less. Although these changes affect businesses exporting to the EU, Everything Dinosaur has already updated its shipping procedures to help ensure ordering remains

01/07/2026 everythingdinosaur

Fossils from German Quarry Reveal New Subspecies of European Leopard

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Named Panthera pardus burgtonnae, the newly-identified leopard subspecies roamed Europe during the Eemian interglacial period and was far more heavily built than modern leopards. The post Fossils from German Quarry Reveal New Subspecies of European Leopard appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

30/06/2026 sci-news

Everything Dinosaur Ready for the European Union De Minimis Changes

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From tomorrow (1st July), new EU de minimis changes come into effect for parcels entering the European Union from countries outside the EU. Although the regulations have changed, Everything Dinosaur has been preparing for these new requirements for many months. As a result, our customers across Europe can continue to order with confidence. The removal

30/06/2026 everythingdinosaur

Pterosaurs May Have Sported Far More Varied Wings than Paleontologists Imagined

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New research from the University of Bristol suggests that pterosaurs -- the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight -- probably displayed a much wider array of wing shapes and flying styles than fossil-based reconstructions have depicted. The post Pterosaurs May Have Sported Far More Varied Wings than Paleontologists Imagined appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

30/06/2026 sci-news

Etna emerges from its calm with a slow, glowing and spectacular lava flow

After the opening of a small crater at the summit of Voragine on June 9, the highest summit crater of Etna, and the appearance of modest explosive activity at this location the next day, a nice lava flow began to form from June 26 around 3000 meters...

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Giant lava fountains filmed live: this Hawaiian volcano has already had 50 eruptive episodes in 18 months!

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Since the start of this eruption, on December 23, 2024, the activity has been episodic: pauses of one to three weeks separate phases of sustained activity of a few hours inside the summit caldera of the volcano. Fifty episodes followed one another in a year and a half,...

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