Attempting to play hero, Wim brandishes the newly discovered lightsaber – only to ignite it in the wrong direction, pointing toward the ground. Overwhelmed by the reality of holding an actual ...

Reconstruction of the appearance in life of a gorgonopsian in a floodplain of the Permian of Mallorca. Credit: Henry Sutherland Sharpe ©, edited An extinct carnivorous group known as gorgonopsians, ...

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Welcome to the mesmerizing world of the largest saber-toothed tiger species – the Smilodon populator. As one of the most awe-inspiring predators, this majestic creature is a fascinating subject. With ...

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Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group ...

The Star Wars gaming community has just been treated to an extraordinary discovery: a previously lost build of Star Wars Battlefront III for the Wii has resurfaced. Unearthed by the Free Radical ...

The origin of mammals is shrouded in mystery, but every fossil clue helps rewrite the story. A new discovery on a Mediterranean island is challenging what we know about when—and where—mammal ...

Star Wars is a true science fiction institution and when it was released way back (and in a galaxy far far away) in 1977, everyone wanted a fully functioning lightsaber to be either a Jedi Knight or a ...