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Published Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?



A new study has shown for the first time that when sandhoppers want to enter a period of deep sleep...
Published Dinosaurs were on the up before asteroid downfall - Dinosaurs were on the Up Before Asteroid Downfall


Dinosaurs dominated the world right up until a deadly asteroid hit the earth, leading to their mass...
Published Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with color - Dinosaur Faces and Feet May Have Popped with Color


A study finds that there is a 50 percent chance that the common ancestor of birds and dinosaurs had...
Published Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips - Predatory Dinosaurs such as T. Rex Sported Lizard-Like Lips


A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently e...
Published 'Masters of shape-shifting': How darkling beetles conquered the world



Large-scale genomic analysis of darkling beetles, a hyper-diverse insect group of more than 30,000 s...
Published Tropical coral-infecting parasites discovered in cold marine ecosystems



Parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs have been discovered in a large variety of cre...
Published An ancient relative of Velociraptor is unearthed in Great Britain - An Ancient Relative of Velociraptor Unearthed in Great Britain



A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by palaeontolo...
Published Central Texas salamanders, including newly identified species, at risk of extinction - Central Texas Salamanders, Including Newly Identified Species, at Risk of Extinction


Biologists have discovered three new species of groundwater salamander in Central Texas, including o...
Published What can a dinosaur's inner ear tell us? Just listen - What Can a Dinosaur's Inner Ear Tell Us? Just Listen


If paleontologists had a wish list, it would almost certainly include insights into two particular p...
Published Newly discovered Jurassic fossils in Texas - Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils in Texas



Scientists have filled a major gap in the state's fossil record -- describing the first known Jurass...
Published Fossils reveal dinosaurs of prehistoric Patagonia - Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Patagonia



A study is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretace...
Published First evidence indicating dinosaur respiratory infection - First Evidence Indicating Dinosaur Respiratory Infection


Scientists have discovered the first evidence of a unique respiratory infection in the fossilized re...
Published 'Fantastic giant tortoise,' believed extinct, confirmed alive in the Galápagos - Fantastic Giant Tortoise Believed Extinct Confirmed Alive in the Galápagos


A tortoise from a Galápagos species long believed extinct has been found alive. Fernanda, named afte...
Published As oceans warm, snapping shrimp sound a warning - As Oceans Warm, Snapping Shrimp Sound a Warning


Scientists have confirmed their previous observations that rising temperatures increase the sound of...
Published Global warming puts whales in the Southern Ocean on a diet - Global Warming Puts Whales in the Southern Ocean on a Diet



In the autumn, when right whales swim towards the coasts of South Africa, they ought to be fat and s...
Published Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils - Oldest Bat Skeletons Ever Found Described from Wyoming Fossils



Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The...
Published Could South American volcanoes have triggered whale extinctions? - Could South American Volcanoes Have Triggered Whale Extinctions?


Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate chan...
Published X-ray analysis sheds new light on prehistoric predator's last meal - X-Ray Analysis Reveals Prehistoric Predator's Last Meal



We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long ...
Published Cryptic sense of orientation of bats localized: the sixth sense of mammals lies in the eye - Cryptic Sense of Orientation of Bats Localized: The Sixth Sense of Mammals Lies in the Eye


Mammals see with their eyes, hear with their ears and smell with their nose. But which sense or orga...
Published Researchers' discovery of five new deep-sea squat lobster species calls for revision of current classification - Researchers' Discovery of Five New Deep-Sea Squat Lobster Species Calls for Revision of Current Classification


Researchers describe five new deep-sea squat lobster species. Combining molecular data and microCT t...