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Australia's 'upside down' dinosaur age had two giant predators, 120 million-year-old fossils reveal
By Patrick Pester published
A new study has revealed that "hug of death" megaraptorids and previously unknown carcharodontosaurs shared Australia's unique Antarctic dinosaur ecosystem during the Cretaceous.

Thule snow goggles: 1,000-year-old Arctic eyewear carved from walrus tusks
By Kristina Killgrove published
These carved snow goggles were a necessary accessory for Arctic existence centuries ago.

'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene'
By Stephen Pyne published
Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems.

Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legs
By Lydia Smith published
Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Flu shot lowers hospitalization risk by 35% in vulnerable groups, data hint
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Data from the Southern Hemisphere hint that this year's flu shot lowers the risk of hospitalization among vulnerable demographics.

'Knife-wielding orca' and alien-looking figures among 300 Nazca Lines discovered in groundbreaking AI study
By Harry Baker published
Scientists used AI to find 303 never-before-seen geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert, including abstract humanoid figures, ancient ceremonies, "decapitated heads" and a "killer whale holding a knife."

'Sloth virus' reported in Europe for 1st time — but what is it?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The Oropouche virus, which some media outlets are calling a "sloth virus," has been seen in European travelers returning home from the Americas.

Salar de Uyuni: The world's largest salt desert and lithium reservoir surrounded by volcanoes
By Sascha Pare published
The Salar de Uyuni desert is famous for its gleaming surface waters and hexagonal salt crust patterns, but below this otherworldly landscape lie about 11 million tons of highly sought-after lithium.

Humans reached Argentina by 20,000 years ago — and they may have survived by eating giant armadillos, study suggests
By Kristina Killgrove published
The discovery of butchered bones belonging to a glyptodont, a giant relative of the armadillo, suggests that humans were living in Argentina 20,000 years ago.
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