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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How Newly Discovered Tyrannosaur Relative "Prince of Dragons" Set T. rex Up to Rule
This summer's biggest movie, Jurassic World Rebirth (opening July 2, get tickets now!) picks up five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion (now streaming on Peacock!). The dinosaurs are on the loose, having reclaimed a place in the global ecosystem, but they're struggling to survive on a planet that has changed dramatically in the last 66 million years or so. While many have died out, some have found limited success in small suitable environments around the world. Zora Bennet (Scarlett Johansson) takes a team into a secret island research facility on Ile Sant-Hubert to recover genetic materials from the largest remaining species. It's believed that the samples are the key to breakthrough medical advances. Along the way, they discover some previously unknown species including a mutant Tyrannosaur known as Distortus rex. Here in the real world, we're stilling finding new dinos, albeit far less alive. Recently, paleontologists unveiled the fossilized remains of a new dinosaur species, Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the closest known relative of Tyrannosaurs like the infamous T. rex. The specimen was found in the lower Upper Cretaceous portion of the Bayanshiree Formation in southeastern Mongolia in the 1970s. From there, it went to Mongolia's Institute of Paleontology where it remained largely unexamined for the last 50 years. Paleontologists of the time identified it as Alectrosaurus, a previously known dinosaur from Asia. In 2023, research led by University of Calgary PhD student Jared Voris and UC researcher Dr. Darla Zelenitsky revealed features which set it apart from its predatory peers. The results of that study were recently published in the journal Nature. It dates to about 86 million years ago, a time when earlier large predators had recently gone extinct and niches were available for evolution to fill. Khankhuuluu was a medium-sized predator which answered the call. It was only about one-third or one-half the size of a fully grown T. rex, but it laid the foundation for its larger and more famous descendants. 'This new species provides us the window into the ascent stage of Tyrannosaur evolution; right when they're transitioning from small predators to their apex predator form," Voris said in a statement. Perhaps Khankhuuluu's most notable features are a pair of tiny horns just over the eye sockets. Those horns would later evolve to be much more prominent in species like Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus. They were probably used to intimidate rivals and impress romantic interests. Long before that, however, Khankhuuluu made moves which would set up T. rex to rule prehistory. "Khankhuuluu, or a closely related species, would have immigrated to North America from Asia around 85 million years ago," explains Zelenitsky, a paleontologist and associate professor in the Department of Earth, Energy and Environment. "Our study provides solid evidence that large Tyrannosaurs first evolved in North America as a result of this immigration event." Twenty million years after Khankhuuluu first appeared, its descendants were dominating the Cretaceous landscape. At least until the asteroid closed the curtain on the age of dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are back in Jurassic World Rebirth, .
NHK
10 hours ago
- Politics
- NHK
Japan's Emperor and Empress to visit Mongolia in July
It has been formally decided that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make an official visit to Mongolia in July. Their itinerary includes a visit to a memorial for Japanese nationals who died there after World War Two. The couple's trip to Mongolia for eight days from July 6 was decided at a Cabinet meeting on Friday. It will be their first trip to Mongolia as Emperor and Empress. They are scheduled to depart from Tokyo's Haneda Airport in the morning and arrive at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital, in the afternoon. The Emperor and Empress will attend a welcome ceremony on July 8 as state guests and meet with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife, Luvsandorj Bolortsetseg, in a ger, a traditional tent-like structure, designed to host special guests within government facilities. They will attend a banquet at a hotel in the capital in the evening. The couple is also scheduled to pay their respects at a monument for Japanese nationals who died from hard labor and other causes after being detained by the former Soviet Union and sent to Mongolia shortly after World War Two. The Emperor and Empress will also have opportunities to learn the history and culture of Mongolia and to interact with local people. Toward the end of the trip, the couple is expected to attend the opening ceremony of Naadam, the national sports festival, and watch competitions in such events as archery and horse racing. Their itinerary also includes a visit to a national park where a rare horse species roams a vast expanse of grassland.
BBC News
13 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
The Documentary Podcast Reworking a future: Buddhist revival in Mongolia
Cambridge anthropologist David Sneath is in Mongolia to find out how Buddhism continues to make a comeback after years of persecution under Communism. David tells the story of how a young Mongolian boy has recently been recognised as the new reincarnation in a lineage of major Buddhist leaders, once known in the country as 'Holy Emperor'. The 10-year-old boy will, when formally enthroned, be considered the 10th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu in a lineage stretching back centuries. The Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (widely known to Mongolians as the 'Bogd') is a leader of the Gelugpa School within the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and the young boy was officially recognised by the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan religious leader. David meets the boy's mother, religious leaders and leading cultural figures to find out what is in store for the young Bogd. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from Heart and Soul, exploring personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
Daily Mail
17 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Rio Tinto to pay £103m to settle fraud claims lawsuit involving Mongolian copper and gold mine
By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 June 2025 Rio Tinto will pay £103m to settle a lawsuit, without admitting liability, after being accused of defrauding investors by hiding issues in a £5.2bn scheme at a Mongolian copper and gold mine. Shareholders of Canadian company Turquoise Hill Resources sought damages for a period when it was majority-owned by Rio. The settlement also resolved claims against former chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques. Settlement: Rio Tinto had been accused of defrauding investors by hiding issues in a £5.2bn scheme at a Mongolian copper and gold mine DIY INVESTING PLATFORMS Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. These deals are chosen by our editorial team, as we think they are worth highlighting. This does not affect our editorial independence. Compare the best investing account for you
CBC
a day ago
- Sport
- CBC
New-look Canadian 3x3 basketball teams shoot for 1st-ever World Cup titles
Battered and bruised in the immediate aftermath of the Olympics, Canada's 3x3 women's basketball team chose the 10,000-foot view. The long successful group had come to Paris with eyes on a gold medal, but left having not reached the podium at all. Yet the foursome of Katherine Plouffe, twin sister Michelle Plouffe, Paige Crozon and Kacie Bosch opted to revel in the journey instead of dwelling on the defeat. Their voyage together may not have peaked with gold, but it was undoubtedly successful, including many victories and establishing the groundwork for Canadian 3x3 basketball from unfunded in 2019 to Olympians five years later. On Sunday, a new chapter of Canadian 3x3 basketball will begin at the World Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with both the women's and men's teams set to compete for a title neither has ever won. "I don't think we lost confidence after the Olympics. I think it was definitely tender and emotional. But our team values stayed the same and we all knew what we brought to the table both on and off the court," Crozon said from a hotel room in Mongolia. Schedule conflict, minor injuries sideline Plouffes It'll be up to Crozon and Bosch to pass those values on to a pair of new team members at the World Cup. The Plouffes will not play as they deal with both schedule conflict and minor injuries. In their place will be Saicha Grant-Allen, with 49 games on her ledger, and Cassandra Brown, a relative rookie at 26 games. Crozon and Bosch have combined to make 412 appearances for Canada on the 3x3 circuit. "Just using it as an opportunity to expand our games personally, but then also embracing the challenge of finding out what works for this team … and just trying to continue the culture and values that Michelle and Katherine Plouffe have instilled in this group," Crozon said. Live coverage of the World Cup will be available on CBC Gem and beginning Sunday at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT through to the medal games on Sunday, June 29. The Canadian women, ranked sixth, are pooled with No. 3 France, No. 11 Hungary, No. 14 Austria and No. 18 Latvia. Canada's men — making their first World Cup appearance since 2018 — are ranked 17th and will face No. 3 France, No. 6 Austria, No. 11 China and No. 14 Puerto Rico in the group stage. Sixteen countries from each 20-team tournament will reach the single-elimination knockout stage, with division winners headed directly to the quarterfinals. While the Canadian women have won back-to-back regular-season championships on the 3x3 circuit, and earned the inaugural Champions Cup title in March, their best finish at the World Cup was a silver in 2022. A win in Mongolia would leave just one shiny Olympic first to obtain. But that gold medal will only be available three years from now in Los Angeles. Establish chemistry For now, Crozon said the goal is to establish chemistry with Grant-Allen and Brown like she and Bosch enjoyed with the Plouffes. "There was a level of comfort because we understood each other's tendencies and there was a lot of trust that was built. So there's not as much comfort going into this tournament. However, I think we're all really excited because we get to explore kind of ways that we can expand our game," Crozon said. "I'm looking forward to the challenge and maybe stepping into a little bit of a different role and the growth that can come out of it." Grant-Allen, the 29-year-old from Hamilton, Ont., played four years at Dayton College before graduating in 2017 and going on to play professionally in Russia, Spain and Turkey until 2022. Brown, the 33-year-old from Vernon, B.C., played for Canada's five-on-five team at the 2019 Pan Am Games and spent 10 years plying her trade internationally before committing to 3x3. On the court, Crozon said to expect the new group to feature more size down low with the six-foot-five Grant-Allen and increased spacing in the form of the sharp-shooting Brown. "They are long and dynamic and versatile, and they bring so much energy and they have a little bit of a different style of play than what we have seen in the past," Crozon said. Canadian men on tap The men's team includes Alex "Superman" Johnson, who committed to 3x3 full-time in 2021, alongside Grant Audu, Jerome Desrosiers and Toronto Metropolitan University's Aaron Rhooms. Johnson and Desrosiers were part of the group that placed third at the Olympic qualifying tournament last season, narrowly missing a spot in Paris. Canada's men also missed out on qualifying for Tokyo 2020. "It's always back to the drawing board when you don't reach your goals," Johnson said. "Seeing the women go and us stuck at home is kind of bittersweet. You're happy for your friends and you're happy for the program as a whole, but you kind of want to be there. So it just added motivation to try and seize every opportunity." That begins with the World Cup, where Canada's men are making just their second-ever appearance after qualifying at a tournament in Azerbaijan in May. Johnson, the 37-year-old Toronto native, said his group is looking at the women's side as a model for success. "They've kind of just showed the blueprint. The chemistry that that group has kind of put together, it's really special to see and it's something that we are trying to emulate," he said. Audu, the 27-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., played four years at UBC before launching a pro career that included a stop in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Desrosiers, the 27-year-old from Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., recently began playing 3x3 professionally and holds the highest individual ranking on the team. Toronto's Rhooms, 23, was named the OUA's player of the year last season and currently competes for the CEBL's Edmonton Stingers.
