• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2014
A Dinosaur's Big and Fairly Complex Nose Served to Cool Its Brain

A Dinosaur's Big and Fairly Complex Nose Served to Cool Its Brain

Paleontologists also claim that dinosaurs evolved to have rather complex snouts looking to boost their sense of smell

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2014
300-Million-Year-Old Amphibian Could Grow Back Missing Limbs

300-Million-Year-Old Amphibian Could Grow Back Missing Limbs

Researchers find modern salamanders likely inherited their ability to regenerate their limbs from their ancestors

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 16th, 2014
Sharks Once Populated England, Fossilized Remains Indicate

Sharks Once Populated England, Fossilized Remains Indicate

These long-lost sharks inhabited a natural ecosystem not very different to today's Amazon delta, researchers say

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 12th, 2014
This Dinosaur Looked like the Love Child of a Duck and a Crocodile

This Dinosaur Looked like the Love Child of a Duck and a Crocodile

Researchers say the ancient beast was well adapted to living and hunting in water, was considerably larger than T. rex

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 11th, 2014
19-Million-Year-Old Swamp Creature Had the Lips like Jagger

19-Million-Year-Old Swamp Creature Had the Lips like Jagger

The ancient creature now shares its name with the Rolling Stones frontman

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 16th, 2014
125-Million-Year-Old Predatory Dinosaur Had Four Wings, Long Tail Feathers

125-Million-Year-Old Predatory Dinosaur Had Four Wings, Long Tail Feathers

The dinosaur is said to be the biggest four-winged dinosaur thus far documented by science

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 8th, 2014
Largest Bird Ever to Inhabit the Earth Had a Wingspan of 24 Feet (7.3 Meters)

Largest Bird Ever to Inhabit the Earth Had a Wingspan of 24 Feet (7.3 Meters)

Despite its impressive size, this monstrous bird had no trouble gliding through the air

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 30th, 2014
New Website Allows Users to Map Ancient Flying Reptiles on Google Earth

New Website Allows Users to Map Ancient Flying Reptiles on Google Earth

The website, dubbed PteroTerra, catalogs over 1,300 extinct flying reptiles specimens

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2014
Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Had an Impressive Headgear

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Had an Impressive Headgear

The new species has been documented based on fossils uncovered in Canada and the US

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 13th, 2014
Dinosaurs Were Neither Warm- Nor Cold-Blooded, Study Finds

Dinosaurs Were Neither Warm- Nor Cold-Blooded, Study Finds

Researchers say dinosaurs were in-betweeners

423-Million-Year-Old Remains of Predatory Fish Found in China

423-Million-Year-Old Remains of Predatory Fish Found in China

Researchers believe this ancient fish was about 1 meter (3.3 feet) long when alive

5-Million-Year-Old Fox Unearthed in Tibet

5-Million-Year-Old Fox Unearthed in Tibet

The animal is believed to be an ancestor of modern Arctic foxes

Prehistoric Flying-Reptile Eggs Discovered in China

Prehistoric Flying-Reptile Eggs Discovered in China

The eggs belong to a previously unknown species, are three-dimensionally preserved

Dinosaur to Go on Display at Creation Museum in Petersburg, US

Dinosaur to Go on Display at Creation Museum in Petersburg, US

The dino is named Ebenezer, word has it is died 4,300 years ago in Noah's flood

Scientists Unearth Largest Dinosaur Bones in Argentina [BBC]

Scientists Unearth Largest Dinosaur Bones in Argentina [BBC]

The fossilized bones are believed to a new Titanosaur species

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 17th, 2014
Sharks May Not Be Living Fossils After All

Sharks May Not Be Living Fossils After All

New discovery suggests sharks have evolved over time

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 14th, 2014
Echolocation in Whales Evolved 28 Million Years Ago

Echolocation in Whales Evolved 28 Million Years Ago

This date is significantly earlier than researchers first estimated

 
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