
Were some gigantic Jurassic sea creatures warm-blooded?

Were some gigantic Jurassic sea creatures warm-blooded?

Small Triceratops relative suggests new dinosaur migration routes from Asia to Europe


Mineral Isotopes Could Reveal Whether Dinosaurs Were Cold- or Warm-Blooded
A new method allows researchers to find the internal body temperature of long-dead animals by examining chemical bonds in their teeth or bones. Will dinosaurs be next?

Lizards Feel the Heat from Climate Change
Extinction already stalks lizards, thanks to global warming. David Biello reports

The Proof Is in the Proteins: Test Supports Universal Common Ancestor for All Life
One researcher put the basic biological assumption of a single common ancestor to the test--and found that advanced genetic analysis and sophisticated statistics back up Darwin's age-old proposition

Evolved Blood Allowed Mammoths to Survive the Ice Age
It wasn't just their thick fur that allowed the mammoths to survive the bitter cold--it was also their blood. Christopher Intagliata reports

Feathers developed differently in dinosaurs' life cycles than in those of modern birds

New Australian dinosaur fossil shows that tyrannosaurs' range was global

Volcanoes killed with global warming, 200 million years ago

Dismiss dinosaurs as failures...and pave a path to a bleak future

A Theory Set in Stone: An Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, After All
A single asteroid impact near the Yucatan remains the best explanation for the massive Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, scientists conclude in a new, deep review

Dinosaurlike creature spread in Triassic times