Dinosaur tracks found in Arabian Peninsula

Some of the recently discovered dinosaur footprints Image: Anne S. Schulp, Mohammed Al-Wosabi and Nancy J. Stevens.

A new study that was recently carried by the online publication PLoS ONE describes the finding of dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. The first of the discoveries was of a two-footed tridactyl. These tracks showed that the animal had taken steps with an average length of just over a metre. The tracks were pointing in the SSW direction.

The study noted that “west of the tridactyl trackway, 11 subparallel quadrupedal trackways preserve evidence of large and small quadrupedal animals traveling together in a herd.” The study also noted that there may have been additional tracks that were not discovered.

The report described the method of finding the tracks: “Trackways were exposed by clearing away sand, small rocks and debris.” The tracks were found in Madar, 47 km north of the Yemeni capital. Read on» » » »

Bats Cry Out Loud to Detect Prey

New research has indicated that bats will ‘cry out loud’ to detect their prey. The report, which was published at PLoS ONE, states that “source level varied with species, but all bats emitted intense search call.” Read on» » » »

Virgin and Google join to take us on Mars

Virgin Group and Google Inc. today announced the launch of Virgle Inc., a joint venture aimed at establishment of a a permanent human settlement on Mars. Although, this announcement comes on April Fool’s day and is too good to be true, who knows. When Google Guys are involved, it could even be a possible. Read on» » » »

Live World Sunlight Map

Interested in seeing the sunlight map of our globe? Opentopia brings you live images showing current sunlight and cloud cover. Read on» » » »

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Riyaz.net is a portal developed by Riyaz, a software consultant from India. Once again this is a small effort to tune into the web community. Read on» » » »