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As the saying goes, sort of: one being's 150 million year old pile of puked-out amphibian bones is another's scientific treasure.

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Scientists Absolutely Thrilled to Find 150 Million Year Old Vomit

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It's been nearly 20 years since the bones of a Hobbit-like humanoid species were discovered — and according to one researcher, they may still be among us.

Scientist Says There May Be a Species of Hobbit-Like Humanoids Hiding on an Island

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists discovered that an ancient skull belonged to a new species in the Homo genus that's even closer related to us than Neanderthals.

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Scientists Say Ancient Skull Belonged to “Dragon Man” Related to Modern Humans

By Dan Robitzski

Paleontologists Discover Dinosaur With Super Hearing

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Paleontologists Discover Dinosaur With Super Hearing

By Tony Ho Tran

According to a new study on ancient mollusk fossils, a day on Earth used to be half an hour shorter and a year was a full week longer.

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It’s Not You: Scientists Confirm Days Are Actually Getting Longer

By Dan Robitzski

Fifty years later, scientists debunked the idea that dinosaur footprints left on the ceiling of an Australian cave were left by one walking upside down.

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No, Researchers Conclude, This Dinosaur Did Not Walk Upside Down

By Dan Robitzski

Alan Detrich, the man who found a baby t-rex fossil on his property, decided that he wants to sell it off. The fossil is currently up for auction on eBay.

Someone Listed a T-Rex on eBay, and Paleontologists Are Furious

By Dan Robitzski

A Strange Creature Discovered by Darwin Has Baffled Researchers for Decades

A Strange Creature Discovered by Darwin Has Baffled Researchers for Decades

Neutron Beam Returns Burned Bones to Their Original Dimensions

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Neutron Beam Returns Burned Bones to Their Original Dimensions

By June Javelosa