SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyMeet the Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Planet Season 2The Apple TV+ show explores the Cretaceous world through the lens of a nature documentary.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 21, 2023Comments (8)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyPaleontologists Perplexed by Swimming Predator With 'Screwdriver' Teeth"What’s it eating? Phillips head screws? IKEA furniture? Who knows.”ByLauren LefferPublishedMay 17, 2023Comments (16)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontology30,000-Year-Old Tusk Reveals Male Mammoths’ Horny AggressionNew research finds that mammoths experienced musth, a phenomenon that sends modern elephants into a frenzy.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (3)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyPrehistoric Planet Season 2 Trailer Shows Off Fresh CGI DinosaursThe second season of Apple TV+’s science-based dino show premieres on May 22.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 18, 2023Comments (12)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologySparkly Rock in Museum Turns Out to Be 60-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur EggIn a remarkable find, a lustrous mineral formed inside a fossilized titanosaur egg.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 31, 2023Comments (3)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologySorry, Jurassic Park: T. Rex Had LipsFerocious theropod dinosaurs had skin that covered their teeth, new research suggests.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (34)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologySaber-Toothed Marsupial Predator Compensated for Its Teeth With Cow EyesThe unusual creature's eyes may have moved to make room for its massive canines.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 21, 2023Comments (18)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyThe Clumsy, the Weird, the Gross: These Fossils Reveal How Extinct Animals Really LivedWhen you think of fossils, bones may be the first image that comes to mind. But for paleontologists, trace fossils…ByJeanne TimmonsPublishedMarch 15, 2023Comments (7)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontology500-Mile-Long Power Line Hits a Roadblock: Ice Age FossilsThe proposed the Greenlink West transmission line in Nevada would run through a site filled with mammoth and…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 4, 2023Comments (9)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyHuge-Jawed 'Terminator Pigs' Unfairly Painted as Predators, Researchers SayAncient entelodonts are routinely portrayed as brutal carnivores, but they probably kept to the same menu as today's…ByJake BuehlerPublishedJanuary 23, 2023Comments (11)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyNearly 100 Titanosaur Nests, Complete With Fossilized Eggs, Found in IndiaThe trove of fossils suggest dinosaurs' egg-laying habits may have been similar to those of modern birds.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJanuary 18, 2023Comments (5)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyPaleontologist Accused of Making Up Data on Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid ImpactA researcher claims that Robert DePalma published a faulty study in order to get ahead of her own work on the Tanis…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJanuary 5, 2023Comments (13)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyScientists Find a Mammal's Foot Inside a Dinosaur, a Fossil FirstThe last meal of a winged Microraptor dinosaur has been preserved for over a 100 million years.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 21, 2022Comments (26)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyJust When You Thought Mosasaurs Couldn’t Get Any ScarierNew research reveals more about an ancient predator—including that it may have produced venom.ByJeanne TimmonsPublishedDecember 19, 2022Comments (10)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyNewly Discovered Dinosaur Looks Like a Nightmare GooseNatovenator had a beak-shaped mouth full of teeth and a streamlined body for diving.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 2, 2022Comments (11)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyT. Rex Pulled From Auction After Skeleton Raised QuestionsThe 3,000-pound, 40-foot-long T. rex specimen named Shen was set to be auctioned off on November 30.ByKevin HurlerPublishedNovember 21, 2022Comments (28)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontology500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals 'Anatomical Space Cadet:' A Worm Covered in BristlesA half-inch fossil from China is an ancient cousin of modern filter feeders.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedSeptember 27, 2022Comments (5)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyThese Fossil Mummies Reveal a Brutal World Long Before T. Rex LivedPaleontologists have found fossils of Lystrosaurus, an ancient herbivore, that are covered in leathery skin.ByJeanne TimmonsPublishedSeptember 20, 2022Comments (17)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyThis Ancient Reptile Is Not a Lizard. Don’t Call It a LizardFossils from Wyoming reveal a relative of the living tuatara, the last remaining rhynchocephalian on Earth.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedSeptember 15, 2022Comments (22)
SciencePaleontologySciencePaleontologyBones Poking Out of Backyard May Be the Largest Dinosaur Ever Found in EuropeSometimes, huge discoveries are hiding close to home.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedAugust 30, 2022Comments (12)