DINOSAURS
Body Armor of First Land Animals Stymied Acid
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Apr 24, 2012 07:01 PM ET | 0The world’s earliest four-legged animals had a body that helped deter painful acid buildup. Read more
Jurassic Lark? Expedition to Seek Living Dinosaurs in Africa
Posted Wed Apr 18, 2012 02:39 PM ET | 11A young Missouri man has turned to the Internet in search of investors for his expedition into the remote jungles of Africa seeking to document the mythological mokèlé-mbèmbé. Read more
Why Huge Dinosaurs Had Such Tiny Babies
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Apr 17, 2012 07:00 PM ET | 5In the end, dinosaurs were no match for mammals and the main issue was their egg-laying. Read more
Dinosaur Mom Died with Eggs Still Inside Her
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Apr 11, 2012 03:51 PM ET | 1The discovery marks the first time that fossilized eggs have been found inside the skeletal remains of a dinosaur Read more
Shaggy T. Rex Cousin Was Heftiest Feathered Dino
Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 01:00 PM ET | 3This 3,086-pound shaggy tyrannosaur was no songbird, but a fierce hunter.Read more
April Fools! 5 Hilarious Fake Scientific Breakthroughs
Posted Sun Apr 1, 2012 03:00 AM ET | 3Scientists and science journals are at an advantage when it comes to fooling the rest of the world on April 1. Read more
Miniature 'Triceratops' Ancestor Discovered
Posted Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:54 PM ET | 0The little horned dinosaur fills an important gap in the evolutionary history of small-boned dinos. Read more
Tiny Dinosaur Sported Shimmery Feathers
Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012 04:18 PM ET | 0The pigeon-sized dino lived about 130 million years ago. Read more
Giant Bloodsuckers! Oldest Fleas Discovered
Posted Wed Feb 29, 2012 02:38 PM ET | 2The most ancient fleas were five to 10 times the size of modern bloodsuckers.Read more
T. Rex Had the Toughest Bite
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Feb 28, 2012 07:00 PM ET | 1The Tyrannosarus rex packed a powerful bite that no other animal, then or now, can compete with. Read more
Did Life Start in a Pond, Not Oceans?
Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Feb 24, 2012 03:30 PM ET | 30The chemistry of life better matches that found in volcanic vents rather than the sea, as Darwin predicted. Read more
Dinosaur Robots Made from 3D Printed Bones
Posted Thu Feb 23, 2012 05:33 PM ET | 0Behemoth bones are scanned with a laser to create smaller, precise 3D models.Read more
Fossilized Dinosaur Mom Found
Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Feb 21, 2012 07:25 AM ET | 4Remains of a dinosaur brooding in its nest have emerged from the red sandstones of the Gobi desert in Mongolia. Read more
Mini Chameleons May Be Smallest Reptiles
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Feb 15, 2012 01:54 PM ET | 5Four new tiny chameleons found on an island off Madagascar measure just tens of millimeters from head to tail. Read more
Prehistoric Flying Reptile Had Massive Teeth
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Feb 14, 2012 01:29 PM ET | 0The enormous pearly white choppers were probably mostly used to scare off others. Read more
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