Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilized dinosaur egg
A 72- to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behavior of modern birds and dinosaurs, according to a new study......»»
New giant dinosaur species discovered in Chile
Chilean paleontologists announced Monday the discovery of a new species of giant dinosaurs called Arackar licanantay......»»
Walk the dinosaur: New biomechanical model shows Tyrannosaurus rex in a swinging gait
Researchers from the Netherlands have created a new approach to envision how dinosaurs walked. By modeling a T. rex tail as a suspension bridge, the scientists formed a new idea of the animal's walking speed. Trix, the tyrannosaur from Naturalis muse.....»»
International paleontology team discovers tiny cat-sized stegosaur
A single footprint left by a cat-sized dinosaur around 100 million years ago has been discovered in China by an international team of paleontologists......»»
What Octopus Dreams Tell Us About the Evolution of Sleep
Understanding how other animals dream could help us figure out why it’s so important to the human brain, and why it may have been preserved throughout history......»»
Short duration of the Yixian Formation and "Chinese Dinosaur Pompeii"
The Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, renowned for its exceptionally well preserved volcanic-influenced ecosystem, was buried in lacustrine and occasionally fluvial sediments in northern Hebei and western Liaoning, China. It includes large amount of evol.....»»
Foetus in bishop"s coffin was probably his grandson
Bishop Peder Winstrup died in 1679, and is one of the most well-preserved human bodies from the 1600s. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may now have solved the mystery of why a fetus was hidden in his coffin in Lund Cathedral. DNA from the bi.....»»
The Deep-time Digital Earth program: Data-driven discovery in geosciences
Humans have long explored three big scientific questions: the evolution of the universe, the evolution of Earth, and the evolution of life. Geoscientists have embraced the mission of elucidating the evolution of Earth and life, which are preserved in.....»»
The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Birthed Today"s Rainforests
Plant fossils from Columbia reveal the forests of the Cretaceous period were sparser and less humid than their modern-day counterparts......»»
The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest
Fossilized pollen and leaves reveal that the meteorite that caused the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs also reshaped South America’s plant communities to yield the planet’s largest rain... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
The "one who causes fear"—new meat-eating predator discovered
Research published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a newly discovered species of dinosaur—named the 'one who causes fear', or Llukalkan aliocranianus......»»
How to hunt fossils responsibly: 5 tips from a professional paleontologist
Many of us, at some point or another, dreamed of hunting for dinosaur fossils when we grew up. Paleontology—the study of natural history through fossils—is the scientific reality of this. It encompasses all ancient lifeforms that left their trace.....»»
Rare fossilized algae, discovered unexpectedly, fill in evolutionary gaps
When geobiology graduate student Katie Maloney trekked into the mountains of Canada's remote Yukon territory, she was hoping to find microscopic fossils of early life. Even with detailed field plans, the odds of finding just the right rocks were low......»»
Advanced mouse embryos grown outside the uterus
To observe how a tiny ball of identical cells on its way to becoming a mammalian embryo first attaches to an awaiting uterine wall and then develops into nervous system, heart, stomach and limbs: This has been a highly-sought grail in the field of em.....»»
Mouse embryos grow for days in culture, but the requirements are a bit nuts
And human embryos now get to the earliest state of development in a dish. Enlarge / A mouse embryo with the nervous system highlighted in blue. (credit: Lawrence Berkeley Lab) Embryos start out as a single cell, and have to go from there to a.....»»
2HIEN house in Vietnam built using tiles salvaged from the owners" previous home
Vietnamese studio CTA has unveiled a house clad with scallop tiles, which were preserved by the owners when their old home was pulled down. Read more Vietnamese studio CTA has unveiled a house clad with scallop tiles, which were preserved by.....»»
Ancient fish DNA provides a window back in time
The accidental discovery of fossilized three-spine stickleback bones dating back 12 thousand years, has enabled scientist to confirm parallel evolution, or evolutionary changes or adaptions which take place repeatedly......»»
Prehistoric armoured dinosaur may have been able to dig
Newly excavated skeletal remains of an ankylosaurid—a large armored herbivore that lived during the Cretaceous Period—may indicate that members of this family of dinosaurs were able to dig, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Th.....»»
Advanced mouse embryos grown outside the uterus
To observe how a tiny ball of identical cells on its way to becoming a mammalian embryo first attaches to an awaiting uterine wall and then develops into nervous system, heart, stomach and limbs: This has been a highly-sought grail in the field of em.....»»
Scientists create model of an early human embryo from skin cells
In a discovery that will revolutionize research into the causes of early miscarriage, infertility and the study of early human development—an international team of scientists led by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia has generated a model of.....»»
Museum Alive: App brings a dinosaur to your living room
The augmented reality app, Museum Alive, allows users to experience a prehistoric world up close......»»