Jun 23 2011

Big Dinos Stayed Cool

It turns out huge sauropods had a similar body temperature to humans -- paleontologists thought they would have been much hotter.

Jun 22 2011

Earliest American Art: Mammoth on Mammoth

Tag: Archaeology,DNA,Fossils,Mammals,Mammoth,North AmericaJennifer Viegas @ 10:12 am
The first known art object from America is a 13,000-year-old carving of a mammoth on mammoth bone.

Jun 15 2011

Giant Fish-Eating Dino Once Roamed Outback

This massive dinosaur was among the biggest of all the predatory dinosaurs and made T. rex look puny.

Jun 10 2011

New Dino May Be World’s Smallest

This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator.

Jun 02 2011

How to Tell Male, Female Dinosaurs Apart

Tag: Animals,Dinosaurs,Fossils,Paleontology,Sex and ReproductionJennifer Viegas @ 11:00 am
Since dinosaurs aren't around to politely correct us, this new method of identifying dino gender is the next best thing.

Jun 01 2011

Early Human Dads Stayed at Home While Females Roamed

Although these early dads didn't travel, that doesn't mean they pitched in with raising the children.

Jun 01 2011

Hybrid Mammoth DNA Found

Woolly mammoths may have interbred with other ancient elephants that crossed their paths.

May 25 2011

Spiny-Headed Predator Dominated Pre-Dino Seas

Tag: Fossils,Insects,Mollusks,Predators,Scorpions,SurvivalJennifer Viegas @ 5:00 pm
The bizarre animal with spiny head appendages, body blades and jointed legs thrived in the oceans 542 to 472 million years ago.

May 25 2011

Spiny-Headed Predator Dominated Pre-Dino Seas

Tag: Fossils,Insects,Mollusks,Predators,Scorpions,SurvivalJennifer Viegas @ 5:00 pm
The bizarre animal with spiny head appendages, body blades and jointed legs thrived in the oceans 542 to 472 million years ago.

May 19 2011

Ancient Mammals Sniffed Their Way Smarter

Tag: Animals,Evolution,Fossils,Hair,Humans,Mammals,Sight,SmellJessica Marshall @ 6:00 pm
By following their noses at night, these great-uncles of modern mammals paved the way for their descendants to evolve larger brains.

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