Basking Sharks Discovered To Be Warm-Blooded, Sharing Traits With Fast-Swimming Apex Predators

Medicine & Technology Aug 01, 2023

The temperatures of great white sharks range from 50 to 80 °F while the average ocean surface temperature sits at around 62.6 °F. Read to learn more.

Megalodon's Warm-Bloodedness Might Have Contributed to Its Extinction, Tooth Analysis Revealed

Jun 27, 2023

A study suggests megalodon, an extinct shark, could maintain a warm body temperature, potentially contributing to its extinction. Read the article to learn more details.

Dinosaur Metabolism Reveals Tyrannosaurus Rex Was Warm-Blooded While Stegosaurus Was Cold-Blooded [STUDY]

May 25, 2022

The metabolism of dinosaurs determined whether they were warm-blooded or cold-blooded. Read on to find out what group Tyrannosaurus rex, stegosaurus and other dinos belong to.

Mammals and Birds Were Not Warm-Blooded Not Until the Greatest Mass Extinction

Oct 19, 2020

Mammals and birds are warm-blooded, and it has helped them survive for many years after the greatest mass extinction millions of years ago.

New Study Suggests That Dinosaurs Were Warm-Blooded

Feb 24, 2020

A hotly debated topic whether dinosaurs are warm or cold-blooded is finally answered by a new Yale-led study. The answer: dinosaurs are warm-blooded.

Were Dinosaurs Warm Blooded Like Modern Animals?

May 30, 2015

For years the accepted theory was that dinosaurs were cold blooded, much like modern reptiles today. However, a study then showed that they were neither cold blooded or warm blooded like animals today. However, a paleontologist revisited that study focusing on the metabolism and growth of the dinosaurs. The re-analysis then provided evidence that dinosaurs were actually warm blooded like many of today's modern animals.

Dino Debate Continues – New Analyses Indicate They Were Warm Blooded

May 29, 2015

In the long debate over whether dinosaurs were warm or cold blooded, a study published last year in Science was thought to have put the issue to rest. Dinosaurs were neither, according to the paper. Instead, they occupied an intermediate category. But a reanalysis of the same data has drawn new conclusions. And the verdict this time? Warm blooded.

How the Opah Managed To Hide Its Warm Blood In Ocean Depths

May 16, 2015

This week scientists discovered the first known warm-blooded fish; except that this fish was already well-known to humans. The comically appointed opah, a large silver and red fish that is large, circular, and flat, has been making appearances in fishing nets off the coast of west Africa and Hawaii for years.