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New species of pterosaur that lived nearly 170 million years ago discovered in Scotland | UK News
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A new species of pterosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The winged reptile, named Ceoptera evansae, lived between 168 to 166 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic period when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Professor Paul Barrett, merit researcher at the Natural History Museum, said the discovery was a “complete…
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Northern Lights set to be visible in parts of Scotland tonight | Science & Tech News
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Parts of Scotland will be treated to a display of the Northern Lights tonight. The spectacular sight comes during a period of heightened activity on the sun, whereby a coronal hole has emerged this week and hurtled superfast solar winds towards Earth. When these winds collide with our planet’s charged atmosphere during what are known…
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Large fireball meteorite spotted ‘burning up’ over Scotland and Northern Ireland sky | UK News
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There have been multiple reports of a mysterious “fireball” that lit up the night sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland on Thursday. The UK Meteor Network received over 200 reports of the “fireball” being spotted in the night sky at approximately 9pm on Thursday. It said it was “investigating to ascertain what the object was…