Paleontologists have discovered that tells us what Late Cretaceous predatory dinosaurs in Europe looked like. It was Balaur bondoc, “stocky dragon”, the size of an oversized turkey!
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First clear evidence of feasting in early humans
People around the time of this feast were intensively using the plants and animals that their descendants later domesticated. The combination of increased social interaction and changes in resources is what eventually led to the beginnings of agriculture.
Classic Maya history is embedded in commoners’ homes
Maya in the Classic period (250-900 AD) regularly terminated their homes, razing the walls, burning the floors and placing artifacts and sometimes human remains on top before burning them again.
Why the Isle of Wight is Dinosaur Island
Fires and floods raged across the Isle of Wight some 130 million years ago explaining why thousands of tiny dinosaur teeth and bones lie buried alongside the huge bones of their gigantic relatives, making the Isle of Wight the richest source of mixed dinosaur remains of the early Cretaceous in the world. It is Dinosaur Island!
New Ideas about 85-million-year-old sea monster: Mosasaur
Advanced, shark like swimming began in mosasaurs millions of years earlier than we previously thought.
Scientists discover oldest evidence of stone tool use and meat-eating among human ancestors
Human ancestors were using stone tools and consuming meat from large mammals nearly million years earlier than previously thought.
Study finds Triceratops and Torosaurus were different stages of the same dinosaur
Study finds Triceratops and Torosaurus were different stages of the same dinosaur.
Complete Neanderthal genome yields insights into human evolution and evidence of interbreeding
Shortly after early modern humans migrated out of Africa, some interbred with Neanderthals, leaving Neanderthal DNA sequences in the genomes of present day non Africans.
Feathers too weak for early bird flight
Early birds, Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis, were poor at flying a study of the biomechanics of their feathers shows.
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