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New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» PARIS - Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex, scientists said on Wednesday.
Life's 'basic building blocks' found in asteroid samples
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» PARIS — Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light on the perennial question of how life began on our planet.
Original Asterix cover fails to find buyer after legal challenge
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book "Asterix and Cleopatra" went under the hammer Sunday but failed to find a buyer after a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
Original Asterix cover for auction despite legal challenge
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
'Appetite for drumsticks': First prey found in a tyrannosaur stomach
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» PARIS - Prey has been discovered inside the stomach of a tyrannosaur skeleton for the first time, scientists said Friday, revealing that the mighty dinosaurs had an "appetite for drumsticks" when they were young.
NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» HOUSTON - A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space.
NASA lab hopes to find life's building blocks in asteroid sample
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» HOUSTON - Eager scientists and a gleaming lab awaits.
US 'space symphony' puts stunning NASA images to music
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» TYSONS CORNER, United States: It could be the ultimate blend of art and science - a new seven-suite "space symphony" inspired and illustrated by NASA's latest astounding images.
Trinity the T-rex claws in more than $6 million
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) - A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Trinity sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.1 million) in a rare auction on Tuesday.
Those protruding T Rex teeth? They were covered by lips: study
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Sorry, "Jurassic Park" and toymakers everywhere.