Scientists recreated a dinosaur nest to solve a 70-million-year-old mystery

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Mar 19, 2026, 12:58 am127 ptsTrending
Scientists recreated a life-size oviraptor nest to understand how these dinosaurs hatched their eggs. Their experiments showed the parent likely couldn’t heat all the eggs directly, meaning sunlight played a key role. This uneven heating could cause eggs in the same nest to hatch at different times. The…

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