Biologists and engineers at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB) say that designing jumping robots becomes entirely possible if robotics experts take inspiration from leaping lizards in designing their innovative machine. The video below provides a clear example of how this can be achieved. A tail appears... |
5 January 2012
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that the blockbuster movie Jurassic Park was right on one thing, and namely the fact that some dinosaurs indeed hunted at night. This was determined after experts analyzed the eyes and eye sockets of several extinct species of ancient animals. Mo... |
15 April 2011
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In the Geology Building of the Indiana University (IU) Bloomington, organizers have begun displaying remains of the largest snake to have ever slithered across the surface of the Earth. The massive beast measured 13.1 meters (43 feet) in length from its snout to the end of its tail, and weighed in at a massive 1,133 ... |
30 August 2010
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In a strange twist, scientists recently managed to uncover the remains of a dinosaur that appears to have been killed off while searching for prey. The creature was most likely clawing at the ground, getting ready to unearth a buried “snack,” most likely a mammal. Dated back to 75 million to 80 million ye... |
22 July 2010
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Researchers in China announce in a new scientific paper that feathered dinosaurs appeared to have changed their plumage as they got older. According to a team of experts, which analyzed fossils portraying individuals of the same species at various ages, the changes were very obvious and significant, and represented a... |
29 April 2010
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A new scientific idea proposes that the main reason why dinosaurs were so able to endure for millions of years was the fact that most of them were warm-blooded, rather than cold-blooded, as average lizards are. Scientists propose that this trait allowed for them to evolve into the myriad of shapes and sizes that the ... |
11 November 2009
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Paleontologists have recently identified a new species of dinosaur that they believe is the oldest known ancestor of the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the most fearsome predators to have ever lived. The 170-million-years-old beast was only 10 feet (about 3 meters) in length, and featured a tiny horn on its snout. ... |
4 November 2009
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Paleontologists have recently made an important discovery in the state of Myanmar, when they have come acorss the fossilized remains of a “unicorn fly.” The insect was, apparently, extremely well endowed for steering clear of predators. It featured a large, horn-like structure at the top of its head that ... |
28 October 2009
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Fancy making a dinosaur from a chicken! IT may sound far-fetched, but it's actually not, as evidenced by the fact that leading paleontologists around the globe are currently teaming up to create a creature literally unlike anything the world has ever seen. They are going to come up with a chicken-dinosaur hybrid... |
6 March 2009
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