Try, try, and try again: prehistoric plant fossils help carve out the evolution of complex vein networks in flowering plants
Paleontologists taking a closer look at an old fossil uncover new information about how leaves evolved.
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'Jurassic Park' was wrong: Study suggests raptors didn't hunt in packs
A new study comparing Velociraptors and their modern counterparts, Komodo dragons and crocodiles, concludes that raptors were unlikely to be social, pack-hunters, in contradiction to their popularized portrayal in the ‘Jurassic Park’ movies.
So what color was that dinosaur, actually?
Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Saber-toothed Tiger…as kids, we probably imagined these creatures using a variety of crayon colors. But what if we could figure out what color these creatures actually were? A scientific technique developed by Roy Wogelius…
When did the Americas encounter the first human?
Spreading of Homo sapiens [Image: created by NordNordWest, release into the public domain]
It is widely believed that humans first arrived in the Americas around 13,000 to 15,000 years ago. Discoveries at archeological sites such as Mesa Verde in Chile…
New Supermassive Dinosaur Species Discovered
From T. Rex times seven: New dinosaur species is discovered in Argentina (original article here)
Recent news describes the uncovering in Argentina of a new dinosaur species that is seven times the size of a T. Rex and could have weighed as much as a…