A new species of green pit viper has been discovered during an expedition to a remote region of India. The impressive serpent, which has a bright gree… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336551/new-python-is-the-real-life-salazar-slytherin…
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New snake is the real-life Salazar Slytherin
A new species of green pit viper has been discovered during an expedition to a remote region of India. The impressive serpent, which has a bright gree… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336551/new-snake-is-the-real-life-salazar-slytherin…
Ancient parties of bacteria found thriving deep beneath the South Pacific seafloor
Scientists developed a new method for preparing rock samples that revealed new species of marine microbial life below the seafloor. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-bacteria-under-seafloor.html
Fossil skull suggests human ancestors emerged 200,000 years earlier than thought
This newly discovered fossil is a hugely important find, say scientists. It means that one of our earliest ancestors possibly originated in southern Africa. Read more Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/fossil-skull-human-ancestors-emerged-200000-years-earlier…
‘Starry Night’ replica found on peacock spider’s butt
Seven new species of peacock spider have been discovered in Australia, one of which was named for Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night Source: https://www.livescience.com/peacock-spider-van-gogh-butt.html
International team discovers 3 new species of flying reptiles
The new fossil discoveries provide clues about flying, spike-toothed reptiles that lived in the Sahara 100 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-species-flying-reptiles-pterosaurs-sahara…
Three new pterosaurs discovered in the Sahara
Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of three new species of prehistoric winged reptile in Morocco. Discovered by palaeontologist Prof David M… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335790/three-new-pterosaurs-discovered-in-the-sahara…
Tiny birdlike dinosaur species identified from skull trapped in amber
A new species of dinosaur has been named from a skull measuring only 1.4 centimetres across. The dinosaur was smaller than any living bird today Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532734-500-tiny-birdlike-dinosaur-species-identified-from-skull-trapped-in-amber/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A bee from the age of dinosaurs
One hundred million years ago, a bee got trapped in tree resin. Over time, geological forces converted the resin to amber. Now a scientist arrives on the scene, to tell us this bee’s story. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/fossil-bee-trapped-amber-parasites-pollen…
Meet the Reaper of Death, a new Canadian tyrannosaur
A new tyrannosaur species named Thanatotheristes, which means “reaper of death,” was the apex predator of its time, 79 million years ago in present day Alberta, Canada. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/reaper-of-death-new-canadian-tyrannosaur…