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160-million-year-old Jurassic fossils in China reveal that the earliest mammals could actually fly
They could glide between trees above the dinosaurs that roamed the ground.
Martha Henriques Aug 09, 2017
A dinosaur with camouflaged and spiky armour has been discovered in Canada
The 110-million-year-old fossil is one of the best-preserved dinosaurs ever found.
Martha Henriques Aug 03, 2017
Rare plant not seen in America since dinosaurs walked the Earth discovered
The last record of the plant on the western side of the Atlantic was a 66 million years old fossil in Argentina.
Léa Surugue Aug 03, 2017
When the first flowers opened on Earth, this is what they looked like
Flowers evolved during the era of the dinosaurs.
Martha Henriques Aug 01, 2017
A unique dinosaur that looks a lot like a giant turkey has been discovered in China
The large crest was probably a mark to impress potential mates.
Martha Henriques Jul 27, 2017
183-million-year old ocean deathbed shows how catastrophe hit Jurassic seas
A massive volcanic eruption is thought to have triggered suffocation in the shallow oceans.
Martha Henriques Jul 15, 2017
Mysterious bone discovered at Canada dinosaur site belonged to a pterosaur
The pelvis bone is now thought to have been that of a pterosaur.
Léa Surugue Jul 13, 2017
The largest T-rex skull ever found is full of holes and no one knows why
Was it the worst ever case of toothache, or marks from a deadly battle?
Martha Henriques Jul 06, 2017
Prehistoric crocodile had giant T-rex teeth, 165-million-year-old fossil reveals
The reptile's teeth were 15 cm long from root to tip.
Martha Henriques Jul 04, 2017
Frogs thrived after catastrophic mass extinction that obliterated the dinosaurs
Scientists have come up with a new tree of life for frogs and a new timeline for their evolution.
Léa Surugue Jul 04, 2017
World Asteroid Day: Five largest known impact craters on Earth dating back millions of years
World Asteroid Day raises awareness of the threats posed by asteroids.
Léa Surugue Jun 29, 2017
Volcano eruptions triggered mass extinction before the age of dinosaurs 200 million years ago
The end-Triassic extinction event coincided with pulses of volcanism, as shown by mercury levels in sediments.
Léa Surugue Jun 19, 2017
The Sun may have had an evil twin named Nemesis that could have wiped out all dinosaurs
Astronomers suspect that the Sun's twin 'escaped' into space, 'never to be seen again.'
India Ashok Jun 17, 2017
Strange 'spirit of the water' reptile from dinosaur age discovered in the Volga River
The pliosaur was a more gentle relative of its large and fearsome cousins.
Martha Henriques Jun 16, 2017
Newly discovered 72 million-year-old complete dinosaur skeleton is largest ever found in Japan
The dinosaur's fossil measures at 8 metres and is the third in the world to be discovered from a marine stratum.
India Ashok Jun 07, 2017
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry: Mysterious fossil bed reveals more secrets about how dinosaurs died
The quarry is the densest deposit of Jurassic dinosaur bones discovered to date.
Léa Surugue Jun 06, 2017
Scientists discover a star that exploded 970 million years ago - long before dinosaurs existed
The supernova was found by scientists with the help of volunteers from the public.
May 25, 2017
Dinosaurs: 66 million years ago triceratops roamed in Mississippi
A tooth of the dinosaur was discovered at Owl Creek.
Martha Henriques May 23, 2017
Giant T-Rex could crush three cars in one bite
Scientists have modelled how T-Rex crushed bones of its prey.
Léa Surugue May 17, 2017
Asteroid hit Armageddon bullseye to wipe out the dinosaurs, scientists believe
Potentially groundbreaking results are to be revealed in the BBC2 documentary The Day the Dinosaurs Died.
Alex Taylor May 14, 2017
Deadly 'superbug' resistant to nearly all antibiotics emerged on Earth long before the dinosaurs
Enteroccoci emerged with the first animals that crawled on land some 450 million years ago.
Léa Surugue May 11, 2017
Newly discovered fossils in 3.48 billion-year-old rocks are world's oldest evidence of life on land
The new discovery indicates that microbial life existed in hot springs far earlier than previously known.
India Ashok May 10, 2017
Smuggled dinosaur embryo 'Baby Louie' identified as entirely new giant bird-like species
The Baby Louie fossil was discovered more than two decades ago in China.
Léa Surugue May 09, 2017
Last dinosaur alive? 'African T-Rex' went extinct right at the end of their reign on Earth
The dinosaur had extraordinarily tiny arms.
Martha Henriques May 04, 2017
145m-year-old feathered dinosaur sheds light on the origin of flight
The discovery shows that advanced aerodynamic feathers evolved much earlier than thought.
Martha Henriques May 02, 2017
Early dinosaur cousin looked like a strange hybrid of a dinosaur and a crocodile
The dinosaur relative Teleocrater had features in common with crocodilians, dinosaurs and birds.
Martha Henriques Apr 12, 2017
Massive ancient Colorado earthquake linked to asteroid impact that killed dinosaurs
Scientists have discovered evidence of fault displacement linked to the end-Cretaceous asteroid impact.
Apr 12, 2017
Stubby-nosed fossil discovered to be oldest crocodilian-like phytosaur
The fossil is the oldest known member of the semi-aquatic phytosaurs.
Martha Henriques Apr 10, 2017
Newly discovered in Montana, this Tyrannosaurus had a sensitive side – just look at its face
Comparisons of fossil skulls with modern birds and crocodilians showed that the tyrannosaur probably had a very sensitive face.
Martha Henriques Mar 30, 2017
Unprecedented discovery of 21 dinosaur tracks in Australia's Jurassic Park is 'globally unparalleled'
The tracks had been known for decades but no one had ever investigated them in depth.
Léa Surugue Mar 27, 2017
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