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Category: Paleontology

The Art of Scientific Illustration
Paleontology Science and Art

The Art of Scientific Illustration

March 1, 2023July 1, 2023

Scientific illustration is more than just cool artwork. It conveys technical details about research that other tools cannot.

Meet the Very First Mammals
Paleontology

Meet the Very First Mammals

March 16, 2022September 9, 2024

Scientists have used new technology to analyze a fossil of one of the first mammals. The fossil reveals how the ancient animal lived.

Dinosaur Diets at the Jurassic Dinner Table
Paleontology

Dinosaur Diets at the Jurassic Dinner Table

February 25, 2022March 18, 2022

Sauropods were the largest dinosaurs ever on earth and they had big dinosaur diets, so how do you think they all found enough food to eat?

Prehistoric Crocodiles Ruled Ancient Peru
Paleontology

Prehistoric Crocodiles Ruled Ancient Peru

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021

Today, the Amazon River basin is well known for its biodiversity, but the area also has a long history of…

The Case of Malignant Cancer in a Dinosaur
Biology Health Paleontology

The Case of Malignant Cancer in a Dinosaur

November 2, 2020April 7, 2021

Did cancer kill the dinosaurs? A deformed dinosaur bone has given a glimpse of life as a 77-million-year-old cancer “survivor.”

The Forgotten Mass Extinction
Environment Oceanography Paleontology

The Forgotten Mass Extinction

October 14, 2019November 22, 2021

By Jacqueline Mattos Yes, we are in a mass extinction event Recent research has spotted a new major mass extinction,…

Sphenodontian Fossil from Ancient Gondwana Found in Brazil
Paleontology

Sphenodontian Fossil from Ancient Gondwana Found in Brazil

September 30, 2019November 22, 2021

A Clevosaurus hadroprodon fossil, recently discovered in Brazil, is the oldest known sphenodontian from Gondwana, the ancient supercontinent. By Jacqueline…

Supernova: Exploding Stars and Life on Earth
Astronomy and Astrophysics Chemistry Paleontology

Supernova: Exploding Stars and Life on Earth

March 7, 2019April 16, 2021

Can exploding stars dozens of light years away affect life on earth? Learn how a supernova can affect the earth, from organisms ozone.

Did Plant-Eating Dinosaurs Have Cheeks?
Paleontology

Did Plant-Eating Dinosaurs Have Cheeks?

February 14, 2019April 19, 2022

Did extinct these animals have cheeks? Paleontologists work from fossils of dinosaurs, so how can they know? An anatomist explains.

Another Early Toothed Bird Raises Its Head
Paleontology Zoology

Another Early Toothed Bird Raises Its Head

June 5, 2018October 6, 2021

A team of paleontologists reveals new details about one of the most striking transformations in evolutionary history: a toothed bird.…

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