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Bizarre New Horned Tyrannosaur From Asia: Carnivorous But Smaller T. Rex Relative 'Like Ballerina'
October 5, 2009 — Just a few weeks after tiny, early Raptorex kriegsteini was unveiled, a new wrench has been thrown into the family tree of the tyrannosaurs. The new Alioramus altai -- a horned, long-snouted, gracile ... > full story -
Was Mighty T. Rex 'Sue' Felled By A Lowly Parasite?
September 29, 2009 — When pondering the demise of a famous dinosaur such as 'Sue,' the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex whose fossilized remains are a star attraction of the Field Museum in Chicago, it is hard to avoid the image ... > full story -
Feathery Four-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found In China Bridges Transition To Birds
September 28, 2009 — A fossil of a bird-like dinosaur with four wings has been discovered in northeastern China. The specimen bridges a critical gap in the transition from dinosaurs to birds, and reveals new insights ... > full story -
Tiny Tyrannosaur: T. Rex Body Plan Debuted In Raptorex, But 100th The Size
September 17, 2009 — When you think of Tyrannosaurus rex, a small set of striking physical traits comes to mind: an oversized skull with powerful jaws, tiny forearms and the muscular hind legs of a runner. But, ... > full story -
Is Tetris Good For The Brain?
September 1, 2009 — Brain imaging shows playing Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency, according to a new study. A research team based in New Mexico is one of the first to investigate ... > full story -
Chicken-Hearted Tyrants: Predatory Dinosaurs As Baby Killers
August 6, 2009 — Tyrannosaurus rex and other predatory dinosaurs might not have been fearless hunters after all. Using new fossil evidence, researchers in Germany propose that the large carnivores hunted mainly ... > full story -
Reexamination Of T. Rex Verifies Disputed Biochemical Remains
July 29, 2009 — A new analysis of the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) that roamed Earth 68 million years ago has confirmed traces of protein from blood and bone, tendons, or cartilage. The findings is the ... > full story -
Why It Is Easy To Encode New Memories But Hard To Hold Onto Them
July 13, 2009 — Memories aren't made of actin filaments. But their assembly is crucial for long-term potentiation (LTP), an increase in synapse sensitivity that researchers think helps to lay down memories. ... > full story -
Triple Fossil Find Puts Australia Back On The Dinosaur Map
July 3, 2009 — Scientists have discovered three new species of Australian dinosaur discovered in a prehistoric billabong in Western Queensland: two giant, herbivorous sauropods and one carnivorous ... > full story -
Beaked, Bird-Like Dinosaur Tells Story Of Finger Evolution
June 17, 2009 — Scientists have discovered a unique beaked, plant-eating dinosaur in China. The finding, they say, demonstrates that theropod, or bird-footed, dinosaurs were more ecologically diverse in the Jurassic ... > full story
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