Carbon Dioxide From Volcanic Eruptions Major Driver of the Demise of Dinosaurs

Medicine & Technology Mar 30, 2021

Scientists are looking into the amount and timing of carbon dioxide outgassing to understand the contribution of volcanic eruptions to the extinction of dinosaurs.

Juvenile Megatheropods Like the T-Rex Played Multiple Predatory Roles

Feb 25, 2021

Research shows that megatheropods or large bipedal carnivores during the Mesozoic era dominated their ecological community by competing with other smaller species, resulting in the lack of species diversity.

Research Reveals How Climate Delayed Some Dinosaur Migration

Feb 17, 2021

The research found that plant-eating dinosaurs possibly arrived in the Northern Hemisphere after millions of years of meat-eating their cousins, a deferment that possibly resulted from climate change.

New Theory of Dinosaur Extinction Involves Long-Distance Comet from Solar System's Edge

Feb 16, 2021

Dinosaurs were long thought to have gone extinct by a large asteroid slamming against the surface of the earth 66 million years ago. However, a new theory suggests it wasn't quite an asteroid.

Scientists Discovered How Dinosaurs Mate By Reconstructing Its Cloacal Region

Jan 20, 2021

Scientists reconstructed the cloacal region of Psittacosaurus, a dinosaur as big as a Labrador dog that lived, to know how dinosaurs mate finally.

Bringing Back Dinosaurs Using Amber-Encased DNA Could Also Bring Back Diseases, Scientist Warns

Jan 20, 2021

A famous paleontologist who inspired the Jurassic Park books and films said that bringing back the dinosaurs could also bring back diseases.

Scientists Just Discovered the Sisters of the Fleas

Jan 18, 2021

For over two centuries, scientists believe that fleas are related to beetles or flies, but they finally found the "sisters of all the fleas."

Study Reveals the Answer to the Humble Beginnings of Pterosaurs

Dec 28, 2020

Researchers were unable to trace the origins of pterosaurs for 200 years, but a new study sheds light on the mystery of the first-known flying vertebrates.

Serrated Teeth: Study Reveals Connection Between Dinosaurs and Early Mammals

Dec 16, 2020

A study reports the discovery of a complex tissue arrangement in early mammals that led to having serrated teeth - a feature previously thought unique to carnivorous dinosaurs.

Scientists Find a Flamboyant, Chicken-Sized Dinosaur

Dec 15, 2020

Scientists have recently discovered a flamboyant, chicken-sized dinosaur that could shed new light on how birds and fowls like peacocks have their practice of "showing off."

Duckbill Dinosaur Discovery Offers Insights on How Dinosaurs Crossed The Ocean

Nov 05, 2020

The first discovery of duckbill fossils in Africa offers an insight into how dinosaurs might have crossed the open ocean to arrive at the continent.

Algae Learned To Eat Other Organisms, Surviving the Event That Killed the Dinosaurs

Nov 01, 2020

A new study suggests that prehistoric algae, marine plant life that lived alongside the dinosaurs, managed to survive the extinction event that killed the large reptiles - by learning how to eat other living beings.

An Ancient Predator Used Its Small Tail to Float Motionless in the Water

Oct 29, 2020

Some 240 million years ago, during the time of aquatic reptilian predators, one species used its short, flat tail to balance and float motionless as it hunted for prey.

Experts Found These Tiny, Bat-Winged Dinosaurs; Guess Where These Clumsy Fliers Originated

Oct 26, 2020

Yi and Ambopteryx were a dead end on the evolutionary road to bird flight, experts say.

Newly Discovered Fossils Support Theory Claiming Spinosaurus Led Aquatic Life

Sep 24, 2020

"The enhanced abundance of Spinosaurus teeth, relative to other dinosaurs, is a reflection of their aquatic lifestyle."