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Body Temperatures of Dinosaurs Measured for First Time: Some Dinosaurs Were as Warm as Most Modern Mammals
June 23, 2011 — Were dinosaurs slow and lumbering, or quick and agile? It depends largely on whether they were cold or warm blooded. Now, a team of researchers has developed a new approach to take body temperatures ... > full story -
New Theory on Origin of Birds: Enlarged Skeletal Muscles
June 22, 2011 — A new theory of the origin of birds, traditionally believed to be driven by the evolution of flight, is now being credited to the emergence of enlarged skeletal muscles in birds. Their upright ... > full story -
Unique Canine Tooth from 'Peking Man' Found in Swedish Museum Collection
May 25, 2011 — Fossils from so-called Peking man are extremely rare, as most of the finds disappeared during World War II. A unique discovery has been made at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University -- a ... > full story -
Immature Skull Led Young Tyrannosaurs to Rely on Speed, Agility to Catch Prey
May 9, 2011 — While adult tyrannosaurs wielded power and size to kill large prey, youngsters used agility to hunt smaller ... > full story -
Endogenous Proteins Found in a 70-Million-Year-Old Giant Marine Lizard
May 2, 2011 — Scientists have discovered primary biological matter in a fossil of an extinct varanoid lizard (a mosasaur) that inhabited marine environments during Late Cretaceous times. Using state-of-the-art ... > full story -
The Eyes Have It: Dinosaurs Hunted by Night
April 14, 2011 — The movie Jurassic Park got one thing right: those velociraptors hunted by night while the big plant-eaters browsed around the clock, according to a new study of the eyes of fossil ... > full story -
Birds Inherited Strong Sense of Smell from Dinosaurs
April 12, 2011 — Birds are known more for their senses of vision and hearing than smell, but new research suggests that millions of years ago, the winged critters also boasted a better sense for ... > full story -
New Species of Dinosaur Bridges Gap in Dinosaur Family Tree
April 12, 2011 — Scientists have discovered a fossilized dinosaur skull and neck vertebrae that not only reveal a new species, but also an evolutionary link between two groups of dinosaurs. The new species, ... > full story -
Did Dinosaurs Have Lice? Researchers Say It's Possible
April 5, 2011 — A new study louses up a popular theory of animal evolution and opens up the possibility that dinosaurs were early -- perhaps even the first -- animal hosts of ... > full story -
Long Lost Cousin of T. Rex Identified by Scientists
March 31, 2011 — Scientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in ... > full story -
Chilly Times for Chinese Dinosaurs: Abundance of Feathered Dinosaurs During Temperate Climate With Harsh Winters
March 11, 2011 — Dinosaurs did not always enjoy mild climates. New findings show that during part of the Early Cretaceous, north-east China had a temperate climate with harsh winters. They explain the abundance of ... > full story -
Rare 89-Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile Fossil from Texas May Be World's Oldest Pteranodon
March 1, 2011 — Fossil bones discovered in Texas are from the left wing of an ancient flying reptile that died 89 million years ago, representing what may be the world's earliest occurrence of the prehistoric ... > full story
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