Read more about the article 70 Million-Year-Old Platypus Relative From Dinosaur Age Found In Patagonia
Illustration of of Patagorhynchus pascual, undated. A team of palaeontologists found in the Patagonia of Argentina fossil remains of a close relative of the platypus that lived in the Mesozoic era, in the Chorrillo Formation, Argentina. (CONICET/Newsflash)

70 Million-Year-Old Platypus Relative From Dinosaur Age Found In Patagonia

The fossilised remains of a new species that is a 70-million-year-old dinosaur-age relative of the modern-day platypus have been discovered in Patagonia. The researchers who made the discovery said that…

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Read more about the article Researchers Name Tiny Catfish After Indian Villagers Who Helped Trap Them
Image shows the newly discovered, subterranean fish species Horaglanis populi, undated photo. It was discovered with the help of the locals in the state of Kerala, India. (C. P. Arjun/Newsflash)

Researchers Name Tiny Catfish After Indian Villagers Who Helped Trap Them

Scientists have named a tiny endangered catfish species after Indian locals after they helped them find it in wells and underground water channels. The team of German and Indian researchers…

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Read more about the article Wasps Uses Genital Spikes To Fend Off Hungry Frogs, Says Study
A tree frog (Dryophytes japonica) spitting out a male wasp (Anterhynchium gibbifrons) after being stung (by pseudo-stings), undated. Male wasps use genitalia to sting their predators. (Current Biology/Sugiura et al./Newsflash)

Wasps Uses Genital Spikes To Fend Off Hungry Frogs, Says Study

Hungry frogs trying to gobble up male wasps have found that their manhoods can carry a nasty sting in the tail, a new study has revealed. Scientists in Japan -…

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Read more about the article Airport Customs Seize 13 Rare Smuggled Monkeys
Image shows one of the 13 monkeys that were seized by customs in Vienna, Austria, undated photo. They were originally shipped to Malaysia in January 2023. (BMF, Zoll/Newsflash)

Airport Customs Seize 13 Rare Smuggled Monkeys

Airport customs in Vienna have seized a shipment of 13 monkeys originating in the Czech Republic and destined for Malaysia. The customs agents became suspicious after they found that only…

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Read more about the article Incredible Blind And Colourless Fish With Horn Discovered In Chinese Cave
Picture shows a living specimen of the new species, Sinocyclocheilus longicornus, in a laboratory tank, undated. The fish was found in Guizhou province, China. (Xu et el. 2023/AsiaWire)

Incredible Blind And Colourless Fish With Horn Discovered In Chinese Cave

A new species of fish which does not have eyes or scales but does have a unicorn-like horn protruding from its head has been discovered in a Chinese cave. The…

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Read more about the article Amputated Sea Spiders Can Regrow Their Rear Ends, Says Study
Image shows two sea spider (Pycnogonum litorale) individuals next to their prey - a sea anemone, undated photo. When researchers from the University of Vienna, Austria, illuminated them with a UV light source, the spiders fluoresce bright blue. (Georg Brenneis/Newsflash)

Amputated Sea Spiders Can Regrow Their Rear Ends, Says Study

Amputated sea spiders can regrow large parts of their bodies including their rear ends and reproductive organs, a new study has shown. Biologists discovered that the species of sea spiders…

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Read more about the article 152-Million-Year-Old Flying Dino With Deadly Hooked Teeth Unearthed
Image shows an illustrative image of the new species of pterosaur, undated photo. Scientists from the UK and Germany discovered that the prehistoric animal had more than 400 teeth. (Megan Jacobs/Newsflash)

152-Million-Year-Old Flying Dino With Deadly Hooked Teeth Unearthed

A new species of flying dinosaur with 400 tiny hooked teeth has been unearthed by British scientists. The bizarre-looking pterosaur - which dates back 152 million years to T-Rex's Jurassic…

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Read more about the article World’s Largest Hatching Of Baby Turtles
Millions of South American river turtle hatchlings emerge from sandy beaches along Guapore/Intenez River along the border of Brazil and Bolivia in the western Amazon Basin, undated. Scientists use drones to estimate adult turtle numbers – considered to be the largest aggregation of nesting turtles on the planet. (WCS/Newsflash)

World’s Largest Hatching Of Baby Turtles

This incredible video footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles (Podocnemis expansa) recently emerging from nesting beaches along the Guapore/Intenez River along the border of…

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Read more about the article Scientists Discover New Carnivorous Plants On Social Media
Image shows the newly discovered species Drosera atrata (black sundew) which has the darkest flower color of any sundew species, undated photo. This rare species occurs in very few individuals where it grows and is therefore endangered. (Andreas Fleischmann, SNSB-BSM/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover New Carnivorous Plants On Social Media

Scientists have discovered new carnivorous plant species in Australia after analysing social media photos taken by amateur photographers. The Australian-German research team - led by botanist Andreas Fleischmann from the…

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