- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 11th, 2013
Fossil Remains of Dueling T. Rex and Triceratops Will Soon Be Auctioned Off
The animals fought and killed each other, paleontologists say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 10th, 2013
Three Dinosaur Species Are Actually Just One, Scientists Find
Differences between fossils arose from how the animals were buried
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2013
72-Million-Year-Old Hadrosaur Tail Unearthed in Mexico
Paleontologists say the dinosaur tail is intact, contains 50 vertebrae
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2013
Life on Land Is 4 Times Older than Previously Assumed
Scientists find evidence life forms inhabited lands nearly 2.2 billions years ago
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2013
Giant Fish Swam the Oceans 160 Million Years Ago
The Leedsichthys fish survived as a species for nearly 100 million years
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2013
Horn-Faced Dinosaur Discovered by Palaeontologists in Utah
The bizarre animal has an enlarged nose, an impressive pair of horns
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 14th, 2013
World's First Abs Belonged to Prehistoric Fish That Lived 380 Million Years Ago
Fossil remains indicate prehistoric fish sported an impressive six-pack
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 5th, 2013
Over 400-Million-Year-Old Spiny Shark Fossils Found in Spain
The weird species resembles both sharks and bony fish
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 17th, 2013
Ancient Lobster-like Creature Is Named After Johnny Depp
The lobster's claws reportedly reminded researcher David Legg of Edward Scissorhands
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2013
New Species of Bone-Headed Dinosaur Discovered in Alberta, Canada
Paleontologists say the fossils they have analyzed are roughly 85 million years old
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 15th, 2013
Four-Winged Bird Remains Unearthed in China
Researchers believe birds living millions of years ago used four feathered limbs to fly
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 28th, 2013
Ancient Crocs Used to Feast on Young Dinosaurs
Evidence suggests juvenile dinosaurs had to always be on the lookout
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 24th, 2013
Ginormous Dinosaur Had a Tiny Brain, Almost As Big As a Tennis Ball
One of the biggest animals to walk the face of the earth couldn't have been very witty
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 18th, 2013
Ancient “Killer Walrus” Cuter Than Previously Thought
New evidence suggests the walrus was not a ferocious killer, mainly ate fish
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 21st, 2012
13,000-Year-Old Mastodon Bone Found by Boys in Their Backyard
The kids were simply playing, initially thought the bone was a rock
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 7th, 2012
New Dinosaur Species Is Named After LOTR's Dark Lord Sauron
The massive bipedal predator lived 95 million years ago
- Science Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- October 16th, 2012
520 Million-Year-Old Brain Fossil Discovered
It belongs to an arthropod and is surprisingly complex, not to mention well preserved