Scientists pinpoint dinosaurs’ last spring duo to Chicxulub asteroid
A new study conclusively confirms the time year of the catastrophic Chicxulub asteroid, responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs and 75 percent of life...
How world’s largest pterosaur got airborne
With a wingspan nearing 40 feet, the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known animal to take to the sky.
But known from only a...
A dinosaur trove in Italy rewrites the history in ancient Mediterranean area
Italy is not exactly renown for dinosaurs.
In comparison to its excellent artistic and archaeological heritage, dinosaur fossils are very rare.
Not surprisingly, the discovery of...
Two periods of volcanism caused severe mass extinction, shows study
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling and falling oxygen levels...
Loss of ancient grazers triggered a global rise in fires, shows Yale study
From 50,000 years to 6,000 years ago, many of the world’s largest animals, including such iconic grassland grazers as the woolly mammoth, giant bison,...
Scientists discover water bear fossil in a 16-million-year-old amber
Good luck finding an animal tougher than a tardigrade.
These tiny creatures are famous for their ability to survive in the most extreme conditions, including...
Scientists find new force behind past mass extinction event
A team of scientists has identified an additional force that likely contributed to a mass extinction event 250 million years ago.
Its analysis of minerals...
Scientists discover new bulbous nosed dinosaur
A new dinosaur with an unusually large nose has been identified by University of Portsmouth and Natural History Museum scientists.
The new species, named Brighstoneus...
Tiny pterosaurs dominated Cretaceous skies, shows study
The newly hatched juveniles of large and gigantic pterosaurs likely outcompeted other smaller adult pterosaur species to dominate the Late Cretaceous period around 100...
Scientists discover the oldest known modern crab in amber
Researchers have discovered the oldest known modern crab — trapped in amber since the time of the dinosaurs.
The 100-million-year-old fossil of the crab, Cretapsara...