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Dinosaur Had Vibrant Colors, Microscopic Fossil Clues Reveal
Deciphering microscopic
clues hidden within fossils,
scientists have uncovered
the vibrant colors that
adorned a feathered dinosaur
extinct for 150 million
... > full story
Learning from Climate's Sedimental Journey
By analyzing sediments up to
4,000 years old, an
environmental scientist is
hoping to provide a tool to
help predict future climate
change. Ancient records of
... > full story
Ancient Crocodile Relative Likely Food Source for Titanoboa, Largest Snake Ever Known
A 60-million-year-old
relative of crocodiles was
likely a food source for
Titanoboa, the largest snake
the world has ever known.
... > full story
Fossils Show Earliest Animal Trails
Trails found in rocks dating
back 565 million years are
thought to be the earliest
evidence of animal
locomotion ever found. The
newly-discovered fossils,
from rocks in Newfoundland
... > full story
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Last Ancestor Humans Shared With Worms Had Sophisticated Brain, microRNAs Show
February 2, 2010 — The last ancestor we shared with worms, which roamed the seas around 600 million years ago, may already have had a sophisticated brain. Fossils cannot give us this information, but scientists have ... > full story -
Environmental Disaster in Southern Spain Compared With Cretaceous Mass Extinction
February 2, 2010 — Researchers in Spain have compared the disaster caused by the Aznalcóllar spillage in the Doñana National Park in Andalusia 11 years ago with the biggest species extinction known to ... > full story -
Rotting Fish Heads: Novel Studies of Decomposition Shed New Light on Our Earliest Fossil Ancestry
February 1, 2010 — Decaying corpses are usually the domain of forensic scientists, but palaeontologists have discovered that studying rotting fish sheds new light on our earliest ... > full story -
New Species of Tyrannosaur Discovered in Southwestern U.S.
February 1, 2010 — A new species of tyrannosaur has been discovered in the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness of New Mexico. Bistahieversor was different from other tyrannosauroids in having an extra opening above its eye, a ... > full story -
Why Did Mammals Survive the 'K/T Extinction'?
January 31, 2010 — Picture a dinosaur. Huge, menacing creatures, they ruled the Earth for nearly 200 million years, striking fear with every ground-shaking stride. Yet these great beasts were no match for a 6-mile wide ... > full story -
Dinosaur Discovery Helps Solve Piece of Evolutionary Puzzle
January 29, 2010 — An expedition to the Gobi Desert has enabled researchers to solve the puzzle of how one group of dinosaurs came to look like birds independent of birds. Until now, there was no direct evidence that ... > full story -
Color of Dinosaur Feathers Identified
January 28, 2010 — The color of some feathers on dinosaurs and early birds has been identified for the first time. The research found that the theropod dinosaur Sinosauropteryx had simple bristles -- precursors of ... > full story -
Last Neanderthals in Europe Died out 37,000 Years Ago
January 27, 2010 — The last Neanderthals in Europe died out at least 37,000 years ago -- and both climate change and interaction with modern humans could be involved in their demise, according to new ... > full story -
Is the Hobbit's Brain Unfeasibly Small?
January 27, 2010 — Homo floresiensis, a pygmy-sized small-brained hominin popularly known as 'the Hobbit' was discovered five years ago, but controversy continues over whether the small brain is actually due to a ... > full story -
Dinosaur Extinction Grounded Ancient Birds, New Research Finds
January 26, 2010 — An abundance of food and lack of predators following the extinction of dinosaurs saw previously flighted birds fatten up and become flightless, according to new research from ... > full story
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