Amber ammonite offers rare glimpse of ancient sea life
The discovery of a 100-million-year-old ammonite—a distant relative of modern squid and octopuses—in amber is significant and surprising, researchers say.
Scientists say the lump of...
How sloths went from ground-dwelling giants to the small tree-climbers
Scientists have solved the evolutionary puzzle of how sloths went from enormous ground-dwelling giants to the small, famously-laidback tree-climbers of the modern day.
The study,...
Feathers arose 100 million years before birds
New research, led by the University of Bristol, suggests that feathers arose 100 million years before birds - changing how we look at dinosaurs,...
Thai dinosaur is a cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, says new study
Scientists from the University of Bonn and the Sirindhorn Museum in Thailand have identified two new dinosaur species.
They analyzed fossil finds that were already...
Scientists find a short relative of Tyrannosaurus rex
A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex - much smaller than the huge, ferocious dinosaur made famous in countless books and films, including, yes,...
Why dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings as a passive effect of running along the...
Scientists discover a 22 million-year-old meat-eating animal
In a new study, scientists have discovered a new species of meat-eating mammal dated back to 22-million years ago.
The animal was named Simbakubwa kutokaafrika....
Scientists discover a 95-million-year-old crab species
In a new study, scientists have discovered a 95-million-year-old chimera species.
The new discovery suggests that it is time to rethink the definition of a...
Scientists discover remains of new species of early human
In a new study, scientists have discovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines.
The findings show that the region was...
Scientists find a new way to protect the Earth from asteroids
In 2013, Chelyabinsk meteor caused extensive ground damage and injuries when it exploded on impact with Earth's atmosphere.
The meteor is not a big one....