EvolutionJanuary 25, 2011
Rare Fossil Preserves Pterosaur Mom and Egg
About 160 million years ago a female pterosaur with an injured wing dropped from the sky into a watery grave.
Dinosaurs
January 24, 2011
Digital reduction: Newly described dinosaur had only one finger per stubby forelimb
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EnvironmentJanuary 23, 2011
Is Coal Fly Ash Responsible for Mass Extinction?
Forget CO2, the toxic aftermath of coal burning might be responsible for the worst mass extinction event the world has ever known. David Biello reports
EvolutionDecember 27, 2010
How to name a dinosaur
December 3, 2010
Breaking our link to the "March of Progress"
EvolutionDecember 1, 2010
Blood from Stone: How Fossils Can Preserve Soft Tissue
Mounting evidence from dinosaur bones shows that, contrary to common belief, organic materials can sometimes survive in fossils for millions of years
November 30, 2010
Ancient Rainforest Collapse Increased Reptile Diversity
Reptiles were trapped in equatorial rainforests' fragments following global warming 300 million years ago, leading to an explosion in diversity. Steve Mirsky reports
EvolutionNovember 25, 2010
How land mammals evolved to be so massive
The SciencesNovember 18, 2010
Don't leave it to the experts: Why scientists have a few people to thank!
November 17, 2010
The explosion of Iguanodon, part 3: Hypselospinus, Wadhurstia, Dakotadon, Proplanicoxa.... When will it all end?
EvolutionNovember 17, 2010
Blood from Stone: Additional Resources
An annotated list of links to further reading about dinosaur soft tissues
November 16, 2010
The explosion of Iguanodon, part 2: Iguanodontians of the Hastings Group