Medicine & TechnologyPacific lampreys are jawless survivors from 450 million years ago, feeding by sucking prey's blood and fluids. They endured four mass extinctions. Continue reading to learn more about them.
The Arctic-dwelling "ice mouse" was a minuscule creature that thrived in the Cretaceous period, enduring extended winter darkness. Check it out in this article.
An almost completely fossilized skull of Pampaphoneus biccai, the apex predator that dominated the planet before dinosaurs, was unearthed in Brazil. Continue reading to learn more.
Flowering plants became dominant after surviving the mass extinction that killed dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Read the article to learn more details.
A new study suggests humans, dogs, and bats co-existed with dinosaurs briefly, settling the long-standing debate on their origin. Continue reading to learn more.
Visual perspective-taking is an evolutionary shift in social cognition that forms the foundation for communication and understanding others. Check out this new study that traces its origins to dinosaurs instead of mammals.
While an earlier study estimated that there were roughly 2.5 billion T. rex dinosaurs before, recent recalculations lowered this number to 1.7 billion. Read to learn more.
A recent study reveals that ostrich-like dinosaurs in ancient eastern North America weighed over 1,760 pounds (800 kilograms). Read the article to learn more.
A new geological study revises the age of the world's biggest raptor, adding 10 million years to previous records. Check it out in this article to learn more.
The dinosaurs had aerated vertebrae bones that enhanced their strength and reduced their weight. Read the article to know how adaptation played at work in their dominion before extinction.
Some earlier dinosaurs did not have hollow bones, which suggests that the air sacs within dinosaur bones may have independently evolved. Read to learn more.
The evolutionary origin of bird flight has been unknown to scientists for so long, but a new study connects it to non-avian dinosaurs. Read the article to learn more.