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Dutch archaeologists have discovered a 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands. Nieuwegein is rich with archaeological material from the Swifterbant culture, a Neolithic-era culture who transitioned from hunter-gathering to cattle farming in settlements along the riverbanks and wetlands of what are today the Netherlands between 5300 and 3400 B.C. An abundance of Swifterbant artifacts and remains, about 136,000 of them (far more than were discovered at the type site in Swifterbant, Flevoland province), have been found…

Australotitan cooperensis , nicknamed Cooper, was the largest dinosaur species to have walked the ancient land of Australia, a new study in the  PeerJ journal has revealed. This giant sauropod, unnamed and unidentified since its discovery between 2005 and 2007, was between 25-30 meters (82-98 feet) long, 5 and 6.5 meters (16.4-21.3 feet) tall, and weighed between 23 and 74 tons (20,800- 67,100 kilograms), the equivalent of 1400 red kangaroos in weight and as long as a basketball court! “Australotitan cooperensis  adds to the growing list of uniquely Australian dinosaur species discovered in Outback Queensland, and just as importantly showcases a totally new area for…

A plant-eating dinosaur that once grazed the greenery in what is today northwest China could hold the title of the longest neck ever known, according to a new analysis of its fossilized bones. Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum was unearthed from fossil beds in northwest China in 1987 and named in 1993. Revisiting the fossil and comparing its size and structure to other long-necked sauropods, a team of researchers estimates M. sinocanadorum’s neck stretched out a distance 15.1 meters (49 feet) – an “exceptional feat” of bizarre proportions made possible by their air-filled, honeycomb-like vertebrae. “At the time of its discovery, M. sinocanadorum was hailed as the largest sauropod from Asia,…

From the depths of time, out of the Hell Creek Formation, emerged the last of the hook-handed dinosaurs: Captain Hook… of the Prairie. This fearsome creature had a tooth-filled snout and large, viciously hooked claws. But each talon sat at the end of the most ridiculously short and stubby, single-fingered hand. For all its sharp bits and absurd limbs, Trierarchuncus prairiensis may have in fact been rather cute – if researchers’ impressions of what it may have looked like can be believed – thanks to its primitive feather fluff and long tail. It was only about three metres long – tiny compared to…

Experts unexpectedly found a herd of horses buried in a separate area, next to the tomb of Qi Jinggong. Initially, 145 horses were discovered in a hole 215 m long to the north. Later, archaeologists found the bones of hundreds more horses exposed to the east and west in 2005.Up to now, archaeologists estimate that only a part of the herd of horses buried under Qi Canh Cong has been discovered, which has amounted to about 600 horses. Scenes in the tomb of Qi Canh Cong. These horses are confirmed to have been sacrificed to their owners. They were given alcohol and then…

Nothing quite says ‘look at me!’ like an extravagant set of tail feathers. Plenty of modern birds sacrifice agility for a chance to grab attention, but examples among relatives in the fossil record have been harder to come by. Scientists have now described the remains of a 120-million-year-old feathered dinosaur roughly the size of a bluejay, with an extremely long and extravagant behind. The remarkably-detailed fossil was found in northeastern China and named Yuanchuavis (Yuanchuavis kompsosoura) after a phoenix-like bird in Chinese mythology. It’s the first time a bird-like fossil from the Mesozoic era has been discovered with such a complex array of tail…

Sometimes the discovery of a new dinosaur species doesn’t require an extensive archaeological dig – it just needs a closer analysis of the dino bones already sitting in the collection of a university. That’s turned out to be case with the newly described Ngwevu intloko. The new species, now named “grey skull” in the South African Xhosa language, had originally been categorised as a slightly odd specimen of Massospondylus carinatus, one of many items in the Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI) collection at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. More than 40 years after the remains were found, experts have now come to the conclusion that…

The Beijing Youth Daily revealed that a 9-year-old primary school student from Heyuan, South China’s Guangdong province, accidentally discovered what he suspected to be a dinosaur egg fossil while playing with his mom on the downtown riverbank. Third-grade Zhang Yangzhe (pictured) made the extraordinary discovery while playing on the embankment of Dong River in Heyuan, southern China’s Guangdong Province Huang Zhiqing, deputy director of the research department of Heyuan Dinosaur Museum, said they rushed to the scene with police after receiving the news. A total of 11 “stone eggs” each about 9 centimeters in diameter were excavated, later verified as…

Kylie Jenner was looking fitter than ever on Tuesday when she gave her fans a rundown of her regular gym routine. The 25-year-old star of The Kardashians shared a video to her TikTok account that showed her driving over to the gym, which she captioned, ‘my morningggg.’ She showed off her toned abs and trim midriff — which she recently displayed in a stunning backless dress — while rocking an all-black athleisure ensemble that emphasized her slim figure. The clip opened with Kylie at home as she slipped into her black trainers before heading out the door. She was dressed in a comfortable set of…

MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY//Getty Images The night sky may appear like an inky black canvas, but astronomers are still attempting to answer the questions: “how dark can the night sky get?” and “will there be any light leftover after that?” It’s not exactly possible, or advisable, to go across the cosmos turning out the lights in the form of the sun, other stars, or distant galaxies, so a team of researchers did the next best thing. They went through a whopping 200,000 images collected by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), systematically making measurements to account for the light from our solar system in order to hunt for…

In new research, physicists have discovered a way to look for wormholes across the universe and, more importantly, distinguish them from black holes. When it comes to making predictions, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is pretty much unbeatable, at least in physics. The theory says that objects of mass “warp” the very fabric of spacetime, and that this warp gives rise to the force of gravity. The theory also led to the suggestion of a multitude of phenomenons, events, and objects that astronomers and physicists would eventually discover in the cosmos. Yet one major cosmic object still hasn’t been found: a wormhole.…

Shanks uses Gol D. Roger’s signature attack “Divine Departure” in One Piece, showing he has inherited the Pirate King’s ideals but also his strength. Warning: SPOILERS for chapter #1079 of One PieceMany characters in One Piece aim to become the new Pirate King, following in Gol D. Roger’s footsteps, but only one can claim to be Roger’s true heir: Red-Haired Shanks, who was not only raised by Roger, he also inherited his most powerful attack, Kamusari (Divine Departure). In chapter #1079 of One Piece, Shanks ruthlessly crushes the dreams of the Kid Pirates. After Eustass Kid and his crew departed Wano, their route brought them to Elbaf, the…

The Marines are a force to be reckoned with in the world of One Piece — and it’s all thanks to powerful characters like these! The Marines are a powerful organization in One Piece and they are known to be the World Government’s military face. Responsible for upholding justice, the Marines are often pitted against the pirates. The population of such pirates boomed after the death of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, and the beginning of the Great Pirate Era. RELATED:One Piece: The Strongest Busoshoku Haki Users, Ranked Over the years, some of the most incredible talents in One Piece’s world have…

Yamato stood as one of the Wano Arc’s strongest characters. Just how strong is Kaido’s heir? The following contains spoilers for the “Wano Arc” in the One Piece maga and anime adaptation.Manga readers can only look back at the Wano Arc at this point, but the anime is still heating up with the decisive fight between Kaido and Luffy just started. One Piece is famous for its great variety of characters and the never-ending imagination when it comes to introduce new Devil Fruits with all kind of powers. In the Wano Arc fans had a chance to see this into action with…