Habitat loss, over-hunting and climate change are just a few of the human-induced changes to the Earth that biologists say are driving the planet’s “sixth mass extinction.” Research has shown…
An artist's recreation of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 130 million years ago. Recent research has shown that the dinosaur had iridescent plumage. Image by: Jason Brougham/University…
Associated Press melaporkan bahawa saintis telah menemui dua spesis dinosaur di Utah yang sehingga kini belum diketahui spesisnya. Spesis tersebut telah dihuraikan dalam jurnal terbaru PLoS ONE. Kedua-dua spesis tersebut…
Associated Press melaporkan bahawa saintis telah menemui dua spesis dinosaur di Utah yang sehingga kini belum diketahui spesisnya. Spesis tersebut telah dihuraikan dalam jurnal terbaru PLoS ONE. Kedua-dua spesis tersebut…
Modern-day Nile crocodile Researchers excavating a coal mine in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown species of prehistoric crocodile. The beast is described in the September 15 issue of the…
Ecologists say they have used a computer model to put to rest a nearly century-old debate. Did Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the world's most well-known dinosaurs, hunt down its prey…
Paleontologists working in China have discovered a first for dinosaurs: a species with only one finger. Named Linhenykus monodactylus, the extinct species stood only about two feet high and weighed…
Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of carnivorous dinosaur which lived 230 million years ago in what is today Argentina. Eodromaeus, which means "dawn runner", weighed only…
Scientists discovered two previously unknown species of dinosaur in southern Utah, reports the Associated Press. The species are described in the current issue of the journal PLoS ONE. Both species…
A dinosaur mystery over a hundred years old has been unraveled according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1895 a woman discovered…
Sauropod babies for breakfast A fossilized snake has been discovered inside a titanosaur nest in India, leading researchers to conclude that the snake fed on newly-hatched dinosaur babies, rather than…
Fifty eight million years ago the tropical rainforests of South America shared many similarities with today's Neotropical forests, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of…
Missing link between fish and land animals discovered Missing link between fish and land animals discovered By Morgan Erickson-Davis, special to mongabay.com November 7, 2008 New fossil brings more insight…
Researchers devise new comparison of mass extinction events Researchers devise new comparison of mass extinction events mongabay.com September 2, 2008 Researchers have created a new way to compare historical mass…
New duck-billed dinosaur discovered in Mexico New duck-billed dinosaur discovered in Mexico mongabay.com February 12, 2008 A previously unknown species of dinosaur has been discovered in Mexico, shadding new light…
Two strange carnivorous dinosaurs discovered in the Sahara Two strange carnivorous dinosaurs discovered in the Sahara mongabay.com February 13, 2008 Two previously unknown species of dinosaur discovered in the Sahara…
Mini-pterodactyl discovered in China Mini-pterodactyl discovered in China mongabay.com February 11, 2008 Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of pterodactyl in northeastern China. Life reconstructions of Nemicolopterus crypticus, a…
Massive carnivorous dinosaur discovered Massive carnivorous dinosaur discovered mongabay.com December 11, 2007 A massive carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Niger has been described as a new species, according to research published…
Cow-like dinosaur discovered Cow-like dinosaur discovered mongabay.com November 15, 2007 A dinosaur discovered in the Sahara had a mouth that worked like a vacuum cleaner and operated more like a…
Oldest orchid discovered; suggests flower co-existed with dinosaurs Orchids may have co-existed with dinosaurs mongabay.com August 29, 2007 Orchids are old enough to have co-existed with dinosaurs, report Harvard University…
T. rex could outrun a human athlete T. rex could outrun a human athlete mongabay.com August 22, 2007 T. rex could reach speeds of up to 18mph, according to new…
Dinosaurs' rise to dominance was a gradual Dinosaurs' rise to dominance was a gradual mongabay.com July 19, 2007 Dinosaurs' rise to dominance was a gradual rather than sudden, suggests new…
Ancient gliding reptile discovered Ancient gliding reptile discovered Society of Vertebrate Paleontology June 12, 2007 A remarkable new long-necked, gliding reptile discovered in 220 million-year old sediments of eastern north…
Tyrannosaurus rex was slow Tyrannosaurus rex was slow mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Tyrannosaurus rex was a slow, lumbering beast according to new research published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology.…
Dinosaurs could swim Dinosaurs could swim mongabay.com May 24, 2007 Researchers found evidence that terrestrial dinosaurs were capable of swimming. Examining fossilized footmarks left on the floor of an ancient…
Possible baby dinosaur tracks discovered near Denver Possible baby dinosaur tracks discovered near Denver mongabay.com May 24, 2007 A researcher may have discovered "incredibly rare" dinosaur tracks of baby stegosaurs…
Largest dinosaur bones in Australia discovered Largest dinosaur bones in Australia discovered Queensland Museum May 3, 2007 The largest bones of any dinosaur known in Australia went on display at…
Dinosaur extinction didn't produce current mammal evolution Dinosaur extinction didn't produce current mammal evolution mongabay.com March 28, 2007 A new Nature study argues that the demise of dinosaurs did not…
Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Fossil discovery marks earliest record of limbloss in ancient lizard By Phoebe Dey, University of Alberta March 23, 2007 A…
