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Small, Speedy Plant-Eater Extends Knowledge of Dinosaur Ecosystems
Dinosaurs are often thought
of as large, fierce animals,
but new research highlights
a previously overlooked
diversity of small
... > full story
Allosaurus Fed More Like a Falcon Than a Crocodile: Engineering, Anatomy Work Reveals Differences in Dinosaur Feeding Styles
The mighty T. rex may have
thrashed its massive head
from side to side to
dismember prey, but a new
study shows that its smaller
... > full story
Fossil Brain Teaser: New Study Reveals Patterns of Dinosaur Brain Development
A new study sheds light on
how the brain and inner ear
developed in dinosaurs.
Using high-resolution CT
scanning and 3D computer
... > full story
NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Into Development
NASA's first mission to
sample an asteroid is moving
ahead into development and
testing in preparation for
its launch in 2016. ... > full story
- Small, Speedy Plant-Eater Extends Knowledge of Dinosaur Ecosystems
- Allosaurus Fed More Like a Falcon Than a Crocodile: Engineering, Anatomy Work Reveals Differences in Dinosaur Feeding Styles
- Fossil Brain Teaser: New Study Reveals Patterns of Dinosaur Brain Development
- NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Into Development
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Challenges Faced by Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
April 26, 2013 — New research focuses on the difficulties of transitioning to adulthood while dealing with the long-term and late effects of cancer and its ... > full story -
How to Target an Asteroid
April 17, 2013 — Like many of his colleagues at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., Shyam Bhaskaran is working a lot with asteroids these days. And also like many of his colleagues, the deep space ... > full story -
New Evidence Dinosaurs Were Strong Swimmers
April 8, 2013 — A researcher has identified some of the strongest evidence ever found that dinosaurs could paddle long distances. He examined unusual claw marks left on a river bottom in China that is known to have ... > full story -
New Dinosaur Species: First Fossil Evidence Shows Small Crocs Fed on Baby Dinosaurs
February 28, 2013 — A paleontologist and his team have discovered a new species of herbivorous dinosaur and published the first fossil evidence of prehistoric crocodyliforms feeding on small ... > full story -
New NASA Mission to Help Us Better Estimate Asteroid Impact Hazard
February 8, 2013 — Every year, sensors designed to detect nuclear explosions see harmless bursts in Earth's upper atmosphere from the breakup of an asteroid a few yards across. Tiny asteroids are much more numerous ... > full story -
Blame It on Barney: Student Perceptions of an Upright Tyrannosaurus Rex Remain Obsolete
February 7, 2013 — Ask a college student to sketch a Tyrannosaurus rex, and he or she will probably draw an upright, tail-dragging creature with tiny arms. An 8-year-old will draw something similar. They’re ... > full story -
Dinosaur Shook Tail Feathers for Mating Show
January 4, 2013 — A researcher's examination of fossilized dinosaur tail bones has led to a breakthrough finding: some feathered dinosaurs used tail plumage to attract mates, much like modern-day peacocks and ... > full story -
Inside the Head of a Dinosaur: Research Reveals New Information on the Evolution of Dinosaur Senses
December 19, 2012 — A new study of the brain anatomy of therizinosaurs, plant-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, has revealed interesting links with their notorious meat-eating 'cousins' ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Dinosaur Size
December 19, 2012 — Dinosaurs were not only the largest animals to roam the Earth -- they also had a greater number of larger species compared to all other back-boned animals -- scientists suggest in a new ... > full story -
Scientists Find Oldest Dinosaur -- Or Closest Relative Yet
December 5, 2012 — Researchers have discovered what may be the earliest dinosaur, a creature the size of a Labrador retriever, but with a five foot-long tail, that walked the Earth about 10 million years before more ... > full story
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