Researcher on ‘most complete dinosaur’ unearthed in a century: Tech & Science Daily podcast

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The ‘most complete dinosaur’ in a century has been unearthed in the Isle of Wight and analysis has found it’s a new species that roamed the earth around 125 million years ago.

It’s been named ‘Comptonatus chasei’ in tribute to the late fossil hunter Nick Chase, who made the discovery back in 2013. Since then extensive work has gone into excavating, cleaning and analysing the 149 bones.

Comptonatus chasei belongs to a group of herbivorous dinosaurs known as iguanodontians, which are large, bulky creatures that are often described as the “cows of the Cretaceous period”, which was around 145-66 million years ago.

Tech & Science Daily speak to Dr Jeremy Lockwood, researcher with the University of Portsmouth, and the Natural History Museum in London, who worked on the study. He explains why this discovery could be incredibly significant for the scientific community.

Europe's newest rocket Ariane 6 blasts off in 'historic' maiden voyage.

Developed at a cost of €4 billion, the European Space Agency's new rocket set off at about 7pm UK time yesterday, with the aim of restoring the continent's independent access to space.

The rocket will take payloads into orbit more cheaply than its predecessor, Ariane-5, and ESA is expecting to make up to 11 launches a year.

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A study claims that arsenic, lead and other toxic metals have been found in tampons.

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, examined 30 tampons from 14 different brands and found all 16 metals they were testing for in each type.

A protection perimeter around one of the world’s greatest shipwrecks is being widened.

Britain’s oldest chalk figure has had a facelift, and move over Miss Congeniality… the world’s first Miss AI contest has crowned its winner.

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