Ancient DNA reveals the world’s oldest family tree
Analysis of ancient DNA from one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain has revealed that most of the people buried there were from...
Earth’s ancient oceans were much saltier than they are today, shows study
Yale scientists say Earth’s ancient oceans likely were much saltier than they are today — a finding that may spice up our understanding of...
Theropod dinosaur jaws became stronger as they evolved
Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust jaws through time allowing them to consume tougher food, a new study reveals.
Researchers used digital modelling and computer simulation...
This dinosaur era bird could stick out its tongue
A new fossil skeleton of an extinct species of bird from northeastern China that lived alongside dinosaurs 120 million years ago unexpectedly preserves a...
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...
This 2,700-year-old leather armor proves technology transfer happened in antiquity
Researchers at the University of Zurich have investigated a unique leather scale armor found in the tomb of a horse rider in Northwest China.
Design...
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...
Lunar radar data uncovers new clues about moon’s ancient past
The dusty surface of the moon — immortalized in images of Apollo astronauts’ lunar footprints — formed as the result of asteroid impacts and...
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...