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New Predator 'Dawn Runner' Discovered in Early Dinosaur Graveyard
January 13, 2011 — A team of paleontologists and geologists from Argentina and the United States have discovered a lanky dinosaur that roamed South America in search of prey as the age of dinosaurs began, approximately ... > full story -
Pterygotid Sea Scorpions: No Terror of the Ancient Seas?
December 22, 2010 — New experiments have generated evidence that questions the common belief that the pterygotid eurypterids ("sea scorpions") were high-level predators in the Paleozoic ... > full story -
Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Not So Carnivorous After All
December 20, 2010 — Scientists used statistical analyses to determine the diet of 90 species of theropod dinosaurs. Their results challenge the conventional view that nearly all theropods hunted prey, especially those ... > full story -
T. Rex's Big Tail Was Its Key to Speed and Hunting Prowess
November 15, 2010 — Tyrannosaurus rex was far from a plodding Cretaceous era scavenger whose long tail only served to counterbalance the up-front weight of its freakishly big head. T. rex's athleticism (and its rear ... > full story -
Colonoscopy Technique Increases Polyp Detection in Far Reaches of Right Colon
October 18, 2010 — An endoscopic technique known as retroflexion, when used in the right side of the colon, may increase the diagnostic yield of polyps, including large adenomas (larger than 10 millimeters) and ... > full story -
What Did Tyrannosaurus Rex Eat? Each Other
October 15, 2010 — It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but also each other. Paleontologists from the United States and Canada have found bite marks ... > full story -
Using Discards, Scientists Discover Different Dinosaurs' Stomping Grounds
October 14, 2010 — By examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, an often unappreciated part of the remains, scientists have determined that different species of North American dinosaurs from ... > full story -
Dinosaurs Significantly Taller Than Previously Thought, Research Suggests
September 30, 2010 — It might seem obvious that a dinosaur's leg bone connects to the hip bone, but what came between the bones has been less obvious. Now, researchers have found that dinosaurs had thick layers of ... > full story -
Women's Study Finds Longevity Means Getting Just Enough Sleep
September 30, 2010 — A new study, derived from novel sleep research 14 years earlier, suggests that the secret to a long life may come with just enough sleep. Less than five hours a night is probably not enough; eight ... > full story -
Amazing Horned Dinosaurs Unearthed on 'Lost Continent'; New Discoveries Include Bizarre Beast With 15 Horns
September 22, 2010 — Discovery of two new horned dinosaurs in southern Utah are part of an entirely new assemblage of dinosaurs found in the Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument, and which confirm that dinosaurs living in ... > full story
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