Second asteroid could have also led to dinosaur extinction
There is strong evidence the dinosaurs endured a double-asteroid whammy.
Tag: dinosaurs
Warm-blooded mammalian creatures first appeared 233 million years ago, and the key is in their ears
Scientists inch closer to solving one of the greatest mysteries in paleontology.
Were dinosaurs actually cold-blooded? New research says ‘not really’
The findings answer a long-standing question in paleontology.
Scientists may have found fragments of THE asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs
Researchers have described the discovery as "mindblowing."
How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs?
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
Why did T-rex have short arms? A new hypothesis says “so other T-rex’s don’t bite them off”
A short hand is better than a bitten one.
Fossil Friday: Italy’s largest discovery of dinosaurs is a herd of 11 specimens
A truly spectacular find!
Why did birds survive the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs?
Big-brained birds were better at adapting to their rapidly shifting environment -- and that may have ultimately saved them.
“Hobbit” creature shows life evolved quickly after dinosaur extinction
Tolkien would be proud.
Fossil Friday: Australia’s largest known dinosaur identified after a decade of work
The land down under can now boast its own Titanosaur.
The dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a comet fragment, not an asteroid
Astronomers have proposed a novel theory that explains the demise of the dinosaurs.
New research explains why crocodiles are relatively unchanged since dinosaur times
In a while, crocodile -- said the dinosaur. Because they were living in the same era.
Global warming cleared the way for long-necked giant dinosaurs during the Jurassic
While other dinosaurs crumbled during a global extinction, altered plant life provided the perfect conditions for the rise of giant ...
These legs were made for walking: T. Rex had legs built for marathons, not sprints
Humans could have generally outrun T. rex.
Paleontologists uncover 66-million-year-old bizarre mammal that shouldn’t exist
The ancient mammal "bends and even breaks a lot of rules," said researchers.
Scientists confirm Spinosaurus was the only swimming dinosaur in history
This important discovery changes the narrative around what dinosaurs could and couldn't do.
Most dinosaurs were warm-blooded, surprising new study claims
One of the many mysteries behind dinosaurs may have been solved
A rare and painful tumor that affects humans was found in a 66-million-year-old dinosaur
It's the first time that scientists find a dinosaur affected by this disease.
Fossil footprints show how dinosaurs and early mammals fared during massive eruptions
Fossil footprints from the Karoo Basin of southern Africa could teach us more about how ecosystems respond to truly massive ...
‘Dancing dragon’ bridges gap between feathered dinosaurs and birds
A perfectly preserved dinosaur specimen found in China was covered in feathers.