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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a vivid, high-pace remake of a classic

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This time, her character is positioned between the Survivor trilogy of the last decade and her iconic debut in 1996. At Summer Game Fest 2026, Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog shared the first gameplay demo, with Unreal Engine 5 adding vivid detail and lushness to Lara's travails. The developers made a clever choice, centering the demo on an early part of the original game. Set in the Peruvian mountainside, my playthrough included a giant cog puzzle I remember from playing the original. There were also several shootouts with a herd of dinosaurs, the same vivid red velociraptor-adjacent creatures from 1996).


Sex jumpstarted Earth's animal biodiversity

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Many species didn't have much sex for millions of years. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Evolution is responsible for Earth's stunningly diverse spectrum of life, but that wasn't always the case.


A new dinosaur dubbed the 'Last Titan of Thailand' weighed more than 9 elephants

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Science Dinosaurs A new dinosaur dubbed the'Last Titan of Thailand' weighed more than 9 elephants Say hello to the'Nagatitan.' More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. This sauropod lived in present-day Thailand during the Early Cretaceous period. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Not long before an asteroid crashed into Earth and wiped out most of the dinosaurs, a long-necked dinosaur the size of nine adult Asian elephants may have been near a windy river peacefully eating plants.


What 'Jurassic Park' got wrong about venomous dinosaurs

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Science Ask Us Anything What'Jurassic Park' got wrong about venomous dinosaurs And what did'Spinosaurus' really do with that sail? Dilophosaurus didn't have a frill or spit venom. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. We all know dinosaurs were scary. While not strictly a dinosaur, the ancient shark was four times longer than the biggest great white. Now, imagine one of those big bad dinos had venom. That'd be the last thing we need, but it very well could've been a reality. In a new episode of's Ask Us Anything podcast, we dig into the fossil record to see just how likely a venomous dinosaur would've been.


'Unusually large' tyrannosaur leg bone points to 10,000-pound behemoth

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A newly uncovered tyrannosaur leg bone is shaking things up in the dinosaur world. The leg bone uncovered in New Mexico belongs to an unusually large tyrannosaur--the group of dinosaurs that includes the mighty . The shinbone is three feet long and about five inches in diameter, only slightly smaller than the largest known specimen. The giant leg bone is detailed in a study published today in the journal .


New dinosaur discovered in Sahara desert was a horned 'hell heron'

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New dinosaur discovered in Sahara desert was a horned'hell heron' 'Spinosaurus mirabilis' sported a 20-inch-tall'scimitar' on its head. Spinosaurus mirabilis stands along river's edge over its prey some 95 million years ago. A scimitar-shaped head crest and interdigitating teeth characterize this wading giant, one of the last-surviving spinosaurid species. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Paleontologists still know comparatively little about fin-backed dinosaurs .


Weird bird mouths go all the way back to the first avian dinosaur

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The is one of evolution's most infamous species--but it's also a very confusing creature. All present-day birds are technically dinosaurs, but the 150-million-year-old, raven-sized hunter is the earliest known example of an avian animal. At the same time, lived during the Jurassic Period among multiple other feathered dinosaurs that were birds in the true sense of the term. But if it's any consolation, it's often still difficult for paleontologists to tell them apart, too.


Dinosaur bones found underneath parking lot in Dinosaur, Colorado

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They're the first fossils found near Dinosaur National Monument in over 100 years. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. For a place named Dinosaur, it's been a while since the small Colorado town revealed any fossils . But after a 101 year lull in discoveries, work was paused on a new parking lot near Dinosaur National Monument, after construction crews uncovered a section of unexpected sandstone. Park staff and paleontologists soon examined the find, and identified sauropod bones most likely belonging to --a massive, long-necked dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period .


Tyrannosaurus rex took 40 years to reach full size

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New analysis of bone growth rings shows the'tyrant lizard king' grew very slowly. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Based on the annual growth rings (like those on trees) within fossilized leg bones, scientists estimate that usually reach adulthood at around 25 years old. However, new research argues that their growth phase lasted significantly longer. They may have become fully grown--approximately eight tons--after 40 years.


Snow fleas use their tail to jump around the ice

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The tiny insects are older than dinosaurs. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Not eating yellow snow is obviously wise advice, but how about snow that looks like a poppy seed bagel? You should also avoid that too, because those "seeds" may actually be tiny critters commonly called snow fleas. As a video taken at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts shows, these little black specks bounce across the snow.