Curiosities

Fri, 2019-01-04

Some of what has been discovered can be seen at a Mexican dinosaurs exhibition in Nuevo León.

Mon, 2018-12-31

Sorry, T. rex fan bois, you always seem to get the rough end of the stick, don’t you?

Mon, 2018-12-31

Scientists are studying fossils of a large meat-eating dinosaur they describe as interesting, both in...

Wed, 2018-12-26

An international team of paleontologists has identified and described a new genus and species of extinct flowering plant (angiosperm), based on over 200 specimens from the South Xiangshan Formation, China.

Mon, 2018-12-24

A generation of scientists, inspired by Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster, are spearheading a revival in palaeontology.

Sat, 2018-12-22

Fossils have taught us an enormous amount about the history of life on Earth, but there are always new things to find. Here is a highly subjective selection of the best discoveries of the year.

Fri, 2018-12-21

The cataclysmic Chicxulub impact roughly 66 million years ago spawned a tsunami that produced wave heights of several meters in distant waters, new simulations suggest....

Thu, 2018-12-20

The late Cretaceous period, which ended 66 million years ago, was a rough-and-tumble time. Dinosaurs like...

Thu, 2018-12-20

A new study suggests that the winged reptile fell prey to a hungry predator lurking in the water.

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