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Ancient Crocodilians Used ‘Death Rolls’ to Kill Dinosaurs – Scientific American
Crocodilians include the largest of all reptiles alive today, the saltwater crocodile, a deadly carnivore that can grow at least 23 feet (7 meters) long and weigh more than 2,200 lbs. (1,000...
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Learning Ancient Egyptian in an Hour Per Week with Beeminder
We were (and are) pretty pleased with our Duolingo integration but in this guest post, software developer and language-learning expert [1] Eric Kidd, puts that to shame. It’s seriously impressive. (If...
View ArticleAncient forest fire gives clues to dinosaurs final days
A McGill field crew collects fossils as part of a field course in Grasslands National. Credit: Hans Larsson/Emily Bamfort Researchers at McGill University have excavated the first fossil evidence of...
View ArticleAncient shark teeth give clues to future of Arctic climate change
A new study of shark teeth taken from a coastal Arctic Ocean site has expanded the understanding of Eocene marine life. Leading the study was Sora Kim, the T.C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellow in...
View ArticleAncient Marble Painting From Princely State Of Rajasthan
Culture rich India has several forms of stone artwork from several regions. Brilliantly hand painted marble from Rajasthan is one of best examples of such stone art form and can best be described as...
View ArticleNew, tighter timeline confirms ancient volcanism aligned with dinosaurs
A definitive geological timeline shows that a series of massive volcanic explosions 66 million years ago spewed enormous amounts of climate-altering gases into the atmosphere immediately before and...
View ArticleAncient Scottish Sea Reptile Not ‘Nessie,’ But Just As Cute : The Two-Way : NPR
Now, when you identify a new fossil, you get to name it. “It’s a new genus and species, so it gets two names,” says Brussate. “And each one of those names is really special to us.” The genus name,...
View ArticleScientists Speculate Dinosaurs May Have Tripped On Ancient LSD-Like Parasite...
Fossil evidence now indicates that dinosaurs may have inadvertently felt the effects of an ancient fungus similar to LSD, 100 million years ago. A study recently published in the journal...
View ArticleWalking With Dinosaurs: Advanced science recreates ancient past
If there were in fact dinosaurs of numerous kinds and in such large numbers that inhabited the earth in the past, why are fossils and skeletons so rare to find? How does anyone know they existed 130...
View Article‘Prehistoric Predators’ is a carnival of ancient dinosaurs, mammals and more
The great carnivores of the past have come a long way. Formerly sluggish, coldblooded and scaly, dinosaurs and other creatures have transformed with new scientific knowledge into speedy, graceful,...
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