This Whale’s Skull Looked Crushed. It Had Actually Grown That Way.
A newly described fossil whale looked as though its skull had been twisted after death. Researchers found an extraordinary living adaptation instead.
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A 47-Million-Year-Old Owl’s Shimmering Last Meal Suggests It Hunted by Day
A Messel fossil preserved an ancient owl’s feathers and iridescent cockroach meal, giving scientists new clues about when owls moved into the night.
A 115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bone May Still Hold Traces of Blood
Chemical traces in an Aratasaurus fossil point toward ancient blood, but experts disagree about whether the tiny structures are red blood cells.
Scientists Put a Number on T. rex’s Body Temperature—and It Was Surprisingly Human
Researchers estimated T. rex’s body temperature at about 97°F by studying chemical bonds in fossil tooth enamel. The result gives a famous dinosaur a surprisingly familiar number.
Dinosaurs 101
Over a thousand dinosaur species once roamed the Earth. Learn which ones were the largest and the smallest, what dinosaurs ate and how they behaved, as well as surprising facts about their extinction.