Well-Preserved Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Egg
A rare look inside a fossilized dinosaur egg found in southern China has revealed an exquisitely preserved embryo -- and evidence suggesting that some of these prehistoric creatures had even more in common with modern birds than previously thought. F.....»»
Learning more about bird diversity: What a museum collection in Romania can tell us
Containing specimens from different locations, sometimes spanning across centuries, museum collections can teach us a lot about how some animals are built and how we can protect them. Properly labeled, preserved specimens can show us how the environm.....»»
Algae reveal clues about climate changes over millions of years
Organisms adjust their cell walls according to environmental conditions such as temperature. Some adaptations involve changes in lipids, which may still be preserved long after the rest of the organisms has been degraded. Researchers at the Universit.....»»
New technique could provide powerful insights into early cell differentiation
Sperm meets egg, setting off a cascade of events leading to the creation of an embryo. But how do developing cells—which all contain the same genetic information—decide what to be when they grow up? How does a cell differentiate into muscle, skin.....»»
"Death shadow" dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
Argentine paleontologists have announced the discovery of an apex-predator dinosaur that measured three stories from nose to tail and eviscerated its prey with sharp, curved claws......»»
How the dinosaur extinction changed plant evolution
With the extinction of large, non-flying dinosaurs 66 million years ago, large herbivores were missing on Earth for the subsequent 25 million years. Since plants and herbivorous animals influence each other, the question arises whether, and how this.....»»
Spider fossils glow under UV light, a clue to their remarkable preservation
Combination of anaerobic environment and sulfurization created stable carbon-rich films Enlarge / Fossilized spider from the Aix-en-Provence formation in France seen in hand sample overlain with fluorescent microscopy image of the same.....»»
Scientists solve mystery of why these rare spider fossils were preserved
Combination of anaerobic environment and sulfurization created stable carbon-rich films Enlarge / Fossilized spider from the Aix-en-Provence formation in France seen in hand sample overlain with fluorescent microscopy image of the same.....»»
Scholars seek greater collaboration among zoos and museums
The animal collections housed at zoos and natural history museums—living specimens in the first case, preserved in the other—constitute an exhaustive trove of information about Earth's biodiversity. Yet, zoos and museums rarely share data with ea.....»»
Glowing spider fossils prompt breakthrough study of how they were preserved at Aix-en-Provence
A geologic formation near Aix-en-Provence, France, is famed as one of the world's chief treasure troves of fossil species from the Cenozoic Era. Since the late 1700s, scientists there have been unearthing amazingly well-preserved fossilized plants an.....»»
Paleontology: "Big John" provides evidence of triceratops combat injuries
The fossilized remains of the triceratops specimen known as "Big John" display injuries to the skull that may have occurred during combat with another triceratops, according to new research published in Scientific Reports......»»
Injured dinosaur left behind unusual footprints
A set of dinosaur footprints in Spain has unusual features because the dinosaur that made the tracks had an injured foot, according to a study published April 6, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Carlos M. Herrera-Castillo of the Autonomous.....»»
Apple TV+ announces five-part dinosaur docuseries ‘Prehistoric Planet’, narrated by David Attenborough
Apple TV+ continues its prolific rollout of premium series this year with the announcement of Prehistoric Planet. The series has been in the works for approximately three years, hailing from BBC Studios Natural History Unit and executive produced by.....»»
US agency acknowledges damage to dinosaur tracks in Utah
Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area, U.S. officials say......»»
Mammals put brawn before brains to survive post-dinosaur world
Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances once dinosaurs had become extinct, research suggests......»»
First fossil of a daytime active owl found at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau
A research team led by Dr. Li Zhiheng and Dr. Thomas Stidham from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered the amazingly well-preserved fossil skeleton of an extinct owl t.....»»
Hidden in a museum, we found the skull of a rare armored dinosaur that roamed Queensland 105 million years ago
You might think all important dinosaur "discoveries" are made as soon as fossils are collected in the field—that paleontologists instantly know the significance of what they've found......»»
Everything we know about Exoprimal
While it might not be the next Dino Crisis like some hoped it was, here's everything we know about the chaotic, mech-suit, and dinosaur shooter game Exoprimal......»»
Next-generation telescopes could search for intelligent civilizations directly
We're still in the early days of searching for life elsewhere. The Perseverance rover is on its way to a paleo-delta on Mars to look for fossilized signs of ancient bacterial life. SETI's been watching the sky with radio dishes, listening for signals.....»»
Scientists Say They Can Read Nearly the Whole Genome of an IVF-Created Embryo
sciencehabit shares a report from Science.org: A California company says it can decipher almost all the DNA code of a days-old embryo created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) -- a challenging feat because of the tiny volume of genetic material av.....»»
Newly Discovered Saber-Toothed Predator Shows How Hypercarnivores Evolved
A well-preserved fossil introduces a new species that lived in what is now California around 42 million years ago -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»