First plesiosaurian fossil discovered in Algeria fills a Cretaceous gap

• In a study published in Historical Biology, Dr • Mohammed Naimi and his colleagues report the discovery of the first plesiosaurian remains from Algeria • Additionally, the fossil

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 134 words

New michelin star jellyfish discovered in Japanese aquaria

• Researchers have reported the discovery of a new species of jellyfish, Malagazzia michelin, marking only the second species of its genus ever found in Japanese waters • Led by Ta

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 148 words
New drug target discovered for devastating 'brain on fire' disease

New drug target discovered for devastating 'brain on fire' disease

• New drug target discovered for devastating â brain on fireâ disease Scientists have uncovered a critical weak spot in a rare â Brain on Fireâ disorder • Researchers have uncovere

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 246 words
A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the 'hell heron,' discovered in the Sahara

A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the 'hell heron,' discovered in the Sahara

• A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the â hell heron,â discovered in the Sahara A blade-crested â hell heronâ dinosaur unearthed in the Sahara is rewriting the final chapter of sp

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 324 words

Earliest evidence of indigo-dyed textiles and single-needle knitting discovered in Bronze Age Anatolia

• A research team led by Assoc. • Çiğdem Maner from Koç University’s Department of Archaeology and History of Art has uncovered remarkable textile fragments at Beycesultan Höyük th

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 142 words

New 'scimitar-crested' Spinosaurus species discovered in the central Sahara

• A paper published in Science describes the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis, a new spinosaurid species found in Niger. • A 20-person team led by Paul Sereno, Ph.D., Professor o

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 155 words

Novel bacteria discovered in Florida's stranded pygmy sperm whales

• Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean’s most enigmatic inhabitants-rarely seen and largely unstudied. • They live far offshore in small groups, diving in searc

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 187 words
125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

• 125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China For more than two centuries, paleontologists have studied a group of plant eating dinosaurs

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 132 words
Microplastics in gastric tissue: A newly discovered risk factor for cancer development?

Microplastics in gastric tissue: A newly discovered risk factor for cancer development?

• Microplastics are everywhere, from the highest mountains to the deepest seas and even in rainwater, as recently detected in Jakarta, Indonesia. • Now, for the first time, scienti

Materials Science · February 16, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 328 words