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A new study of fossils belonging to Majungasaurus crenatissimus, a magnificent predator that lived between 70 and 65.5 million years ago, suggests that the creature had little use of its forelimbs. Its arms were merely a decoration, as they were too short and stubby to be of any real use.
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12 January 2012
09:37 GMT |
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An analysis conducted on the fossilized remains of crickets and katydid that lived 50 million years ago revealed that these creatures evolved ears at a time when there were no predators to use them against.
Understandably, ears evolved as a defense mechanism in most species, allowing them to detect a predator while... |
4 January 2012
08:26 GMT |
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Throughout the world, conservation biologists are indicating ecosystems that are beginning to degrade on account of the fact that large predators are being removed from the food chain. Without them, the intricate webs that keep habitats tightly-knit are broken, and the ecosystem suffer. Large predators and other &ldq... |
15 July 2011
05:18 GMT |
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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
06:06 GMT |
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A new research carried out by the University of Exeter has concluded that ants have a very big impact on the ecosystem they live in, because of their 'ecosystem engineers' and predator skills.The study was conducted in Germany, where it focused on the impact of the presence of different combinations and den... |
1 February 2011
02:12 GMT |
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An international team of scientists, along with the Balearic Oceanography Center of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), have carried out a study over a period of 50 years, and confirmed the increase in size and intensity of proliferations of the purple stripped jellyfish, Pelagia noctiluca. They studied the ... |
13 December 2010
08:59 GMT |
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Who would have thought that caterpillars can whistle, but according to a new research they do, and scientists explained that the squeaks they let out protect them from attacking birds.The whistle of a caterpillar is slightly different than a human's, since caterpillars don't have lips, but they manage to ma... |
10 December 2010
09:49 GMT |
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The corn rootworm is one of the worst pests of corn in the world, and the fact that it is thriving and currently spreading across Europe is due to its larvas' foul, sticky blood.Jonathan G. Lundgren is an entomologist at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and made this discovery recently, along with his col... |
1 December 2010
05:24 GMT |
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At night, the skies overhead are filled with bats going about their business, catching insects and orienting their flight paths with echolocation. But some of these hunters are more well-trained than others.In a scientific study conducted in the United Kingdom, at the University of Bristol, experts learned that bats ... |
20 August 2010
02:39 GMT |
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Quite some time ago, visionary director Robert Rodriguez decided he wanted to try and bring “Predator” to its former glory, with a reboot that would erase from fans’ memories all those pointless and lackluster sequels and spinoffs. With him as producer and Nimrod Antal as director, “Predators&... |
9 July 2010
11:26 GMT |
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When Adrien Brody’s involvement in the Robert Rodriguez-produced “Predator” reboot, “Predators,” fans of the genre and of the franchise were skeptic he had what it takes to pull it off. At the same time, critics said that, in accepting the offer, Brody was blowing away his chances at eve... |
21 June 2010
11:16 GMT |
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“Predators,” the film that will hopefully resurrect the once very successful “Predator” franchise, is yet to arrive in theaters, but anticipation for it is so great one can almost touch it. After several teasers, interviews, photos and well-hidden hints, AvP Galaxy got its hands on no less tha... |
15 June 2010
06:11 GMT |
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Not many fans of the original movie believed Robert Rodriguez had what it took to bring back “Predator” and even introduce it to new audiences. Even less fans thought Adrien Brody, regardless of how talented he was, was able to carry such a physical role. According to Brody himself, speaking in an intervi... |
7 June 2010
11:11 GMT |
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Officials handling a Merseyside nature park, in the United Kingdom, decided to enlist the help of two llamas in order to protect the eggs and chicks of wading birds. The species is endangered, and scientists want to keep them safe from attacks of predators such as foxes. In an unusual decision, the role of guard dogs... |
28 April 2010
04:54 GMT |
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A group of investigators peering deep inside a Colombian coal mine were recently able to identify the remains of a species of turtle that stands out from the crowd. Some types of turtles are very large, while others are extremely small, but this particular species stands out not through its dimensions, but through th... |
7 April 2010
09:15 GMT |
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A group of archaeologists and paleontologists has recently made an important discovery when they unearthed the remains of a dinosaur that was found to be closely related to the famous Velociraptor. The fossilized bones were discovered in inner Mongolia, and the research team is ecstatic with the discovery. The two di... |
19 March 2010
07:04 GMT |
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As life on Earth evolved, Mother Nature really went out of her way to make some species stand out from the crowd. Undoubtedly, each animal has something unique about it, a certain color, skill or other ability that it can put to good use to either survive, defend itself, or hunt other creatures. And while humans rema... |
13 March 2010
06:58 GMT |
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For a long time, researchers have been puzzled at how seals rest. The marine creatures are at sea for as much as 8 months non-stop each year, and the short times they actually surface to catch a breath of fresh air are insufficient for even a nap. But now a new investigation may have uncovered the animals' rest ... |
27 February 2010
02:20 GMT |
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Scientists announce the discovery of an impressive new fossil in the United States. Experts digging at a site in Kansas have unearthed a number of fragments belonging to a huge aquatic predator, including scales, teeth, and a very large jawbone. This gave them an idea as to the size of the marine creature, most likel... |
24 February 2010
06:49 GMT |
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According to a new study, it would appear that the prairie dog features the most complex form of language existent on the planet, save from our own. The small rodent may even communicate better than dolphins or whales, which were until now considered to be the epitome of animal language. Northern Arizona University (... |
2 February 2010
11:01 GMT |
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Scientists have recently determined that one of the main reasons why algal blooms spread across the surface of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans is the fact that top predatory fish in these ecosystems are being hunted. The animals usually keep algae in check, but, as they disappear, the organisms spawn out of control. T... |
2 December 2009
03:50 GMT |
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While dinosaurs as Tyrannosaurus Rex are often considered to have been among the most brutal giant lizards to have ever walked the land, investigations have revealed over the years that some herbivores were not that bad at surviving, or at tearing their opponents to pieces themselves. University of Alberta Department... |
26 August 2009
03:04 GMT |
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Scientists have been amazed to discover that honeybees are in the habit of alerting other members of their hives of dangers they encounter among the petals. In experiments, scientists placed the bodies of dead bees in certain flowers, and then observed how the insects reacted when they found them. Unsurprisingly, the... |
31 July 2009
09:39 GMT |
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A species of spiders has recently amazed researchers, when it proved that it could construct a life-size imitation of itself, so as to confuse predators. To their eyes, the thing at the center of the web looks exactly like the spider they are chasing after, but they're in for a disappointment. The actual Cyclosa... |
7 July 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Cicadas, which are relatively harmless insects, are also some of the most bizarre in the world. They live either 13 or 17 years, to the minute, and do not come out of the ground for about 99 percent of their life span. But when they do, they come out all at once, with as much as 40,000 of them emerging from under a s... |
19 May 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Naturalists have been finally able to understand one of the most puzzling aspects of species' evolution, namely why rare traits seem to persist in the general population over a long time. According to recent investigations, this happens because the natural predators of those species have the tendency to avoid ca... |
13 May 2009
09:52 GMT |
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Jackdaws, “cousins” of crows and ravens, have been recently proven to be able to understand human-generated cues, such as pointing gestures and eye contact. The find is very important, because it basically puts the relatively-unknown bird on the same level with rhesus monkeys and chimpanzees, in terms of ... |
3 April 2009
03:58 GMT |
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Burgess Shale, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, is home to one of the greatest sources of fossils from the Cambrian Age. Complex and well-preserved remains are constantly excavated from this location, and one of the digs seems now to hold a big surprise for its discoverers. ... |
20 March 2009
04:40 GMT |
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Nintendo is one of the biggest and most successful companies out there, largely due to the fact that it has two very popular products currently on the gaming market. On the one hand, the Wii console, which is still experiencing heavy demand ever since its release a few years ago, and on the other, the DS, which sees ... |
9 March 2009
12:11 GMT |
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Hollywood has certainly brought a lot of interesting ideas and IPs (Intellectual Properties) to the gaming industry. We've seen many titles based on different characters from movies or other creations, with a new tradition being to release a game alongside a movie at the same time, but sometimes companies don�... |
17 February 2009
02:50 GMT |
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This is momentarily not confirmed, but a familiar source with the agreement between News Corp's MySpace and 45 US states said that, according to it, the social network would include several online protections and also participate in a working group to develop age-verification and other technologies.Some of the t... |
14 January 2008
13:06 GMT |
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