Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, says new study
Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, according to a new technique that analyzes the chemistry of dinosaur eggshells.
“Dinosaurs sit at an evolutionary point between birds, which are...
Were dinosaurs warm blooded? Their eggshells say yes
A Yale-led study turns up the heat on a key question about dinosaurs’ body temperature: Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
According to a new technique...
Scientists discover new species of Allosaurus in Utah
A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
Paleontologists unearthed the first specimen in early 1990s...
Scientists discover walking sharks in the tropics
Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.
While...
Scientists reveal the giant squid’s full genome
The monstrous giant squid, which can grow to the size of a school bus with eyes as big as dinner plates, is rarely sighted...
In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid — not volcanoes
Volcanic activity did not play a direct role in the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, according to an international, Yale-led team of...
How fish fins evolved just before the transition to land
Research on fossilized fish from the late Devonian period, roughly 375 million years ago, details the evolution of fins as they began to transition...
Earth was stressed even before dinosaur extinction
Earth was already experiencing carbon cycle instability before the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, shows new study.
New evidence gleaned from Antarctic seashells...
Human-sized penguins ruled waters after dinosaurs died
What waddled on land but swam supremely in subtropical seas more than 60 million years ago, after the dinosaurs were wiped out on sea...
Scientists discover world’s oldest comma shrimp
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest “comma” shrimp, a tiny crustacean shaped like its punctuation namesake.
The 90-million-year-old creature fills in a major evolutionary gap...