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Earth Sciences Sep 21, 2022

Dinosaurs survived when CO2 was extremely high. Why can't humans?

How did plants and animals survive around 200 million years ago when the carbon dioxide concentration went up to 6,000 parts per million? Paul Olsen, a geologist and paleontologist at Columbia Climate School's Lamont-Doherty ...

Paleontology & Fossils Sep 16, 2022

A fossil baby helped scientists explain how mammals thrived after the dinosaur extinction

Sixty-two million years ago, a mother gave birth to a baby. Overcoming the shock of birth in a matter of minutes, the baby began to explore the world around it. The baby started to suckle from its mother, a natural instinct ...

Evolution Sep 15, 2022

Researchers discover extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs

Smithsonian researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists, including the National Museum of Natural ...

Paleontology & Fossils Sep 14, 2022

'Dinosaur mummy': Researchers believe they've found one of the best preserved dinosaurs ever

Researchers in Canada have discovered parts of what they believe to be a full "dinosaur mummy" lodged in a hillside, the University of Reading in the United Kingdom announced last week.

Earth Sciences Sep 12, 2022

Examining what killed the dinosaurs in depth

Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate, as scientists set out to determine what caused the five mass extinction events that reshaped ...

Evolution Aug 31, 2022

Discovery and naming of Africa's oldest known dinosaur

An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton—incredibly, mostly intact—was first found by a graduate student in the Virginia Tech Department ...

Paleontology & Fossils Aug 29, 2022

Skeleton of huge dinosaur unearthed in Portugal

Paleontologists in Portugal have unearthed the fossilized skeleton of what could be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe.

Evolution Aug 25, 2022

'Bird-hipped' Jurassic dinosaur was one of the first to live in herds

Fossils uncovered in South Africa may reveal some of the earliest evidence of social behavior among ornithischian dinosaurs.

Paleontology & Fossils Aug 23, 2022

Drought uncovers dinosaur tracks in US park

A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that lived some 113 million years ago, an official said Tuesday.

Planetary Sciences Aug 20, 2022

Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroid

The ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we discovered what looks like an asteroid impact crater.

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