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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
How to Target an Asteroid
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
... > full story
New Evidence Dinosaurs Were Strong Swimmers
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
... > full story
New Dinosaur Species: First Fossil Evidence Shows Small Crocs Fed on Baby Dinosaurs
A paleontologist and his
team have discovered a new
species of herbivorous
dinosaur and published the
first fossil evidence of
... > full story
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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 -
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 -
For Some Feathered Dinosaurs, Bigger Not Always Better
November 28, 2012 — Researchers have started looking at why dinosaurs that abandoned meat in favor of vegetarian diets got so big, and their results may call conventional wisdom about plant-eaters and body size into ... > full story -
We're More Passive Than We Predict When Sexually Harassed, New Study Shows
November 5, 2012 — Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious and troubling consequence that goes along with ... > full story -
Were Dinosaurs Destined to Be Big? Testing Cope's Rule
November 2, 2012 — In the evolutionary long run, small critters tend to evolve into bigger beasts -- at least according to the idea attributed to paleontologist Edward Cope, now known as Cope's Rule. Using the latest ... > full story
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