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Modern birds `closely related to dinosaurs`

Modern birds are, essentially, living dinosaurs, with skulls that are significantly similar to those...

Dinos `responsible for their own demise`

Dinosaurs may be partly to blame for a change in climate because they created too much flatulence, l...

Giant `flea-like` insects may have plagued dinosaurs

Chinese scientists have discovered remarkable fossils of giant “flea-like” animals, which they belie...

Bits of asteroid that hit Earth may have ended up as space debris

Scientists are focused on determining what happened to the bits of rock that were cast off into spac...

Warm and fuzzy Tyrannosaurus rex? New evidence surprises

The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining ...

Wildfire biggest threat for dinosaurs: Study

It`s not only the predators, but also intense and frequent wildfires may have been a big threat to d...

Dinosaurs `may have roamed in fiery landscape`

During the Cretaceous dinosaurs may have faced the unexpected hazard.

Reptile with feather-like structures lived before dinosaurs

The strange skin appendages of Longisquama are neither scales nor feathers.

Scientist unravels secret of T.rex`s fearsome snarl

The most fearsome feature of any T. rex`s full-sized model is its array of massive flesh-ripping, bo...

Flower-eating mammals competed with dinosaurs

Once the dinosaurs disappeared, the mammals continued to prosper eating angiosperms, the flowering p...

2 new species of horned dinosaurs named

Scientists have named two new horned dinosaur species based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canad...

Ancient fossilised fish found downing Pterosaur

Pterosaurs ruled the skies during the age of dinosaurs.

Giant fleas fed on dinosaurs?

Palaeontologists claim to have discovered the world`s oldest fleas, dating back to 40 million years,...

Triceratops, Torosaurus were 2 species of dinosaurs

In a new study, scientists have rejected claims that Triceratops and the lesser-known Torosaurus are...

Dinosaurs had fleas too _ giant ones, fossils show

In the Jurassic era, even the flea was a beast, compared to its minuscule modern descendants.

Jagged teeth lent cutting edge to T. Rex ferocity

Serrated teeth lent an unparalled cutting-edge to Tyrannosaurus Rex, says a new study.

New species of turtle that lived with dinosaurs found

Researchers have discovered and described a new species of turtle from the end of the age of dinosau...

How 30-ton dinosaurs actually had sex

Gigantic dinosaurs weighing more 30-tons and longer than four-storey buildings made love just like d...

How earth looked at various stages in its history

Researchers have now discovered how earth looked at various stages in its history - from the age of ...

`Flying dinosaurs wore plumage of black feathers`

A winged dinosaur long thought to be a "missing link" in the evolution of birds may have been adorne...

Predator that roamed before dinosaurs discovered

Palaeontologists have unearthed the remains of a fearsome fanged reptile which they believe roamed t...

Google maps help find predator that existed before dinosaurs

A fanged reptile that lived about 265 million years ago - before the age of the dinosaurs - has be...

Leaping lizards help design robots with tails

Biologists and engineers have been inspired by lizards and dinosaurs to design robots with tails.

`Humans may have evolved from a mouse-like animal`

Believe it or not, we may all have evolved from a mouse-like creature that scurried about in trees 1...

Earth’s earliest bird may have been a dinosaur!

Archaeopteryx, the legendary crow-sized creature long known as the earliest known bird on Earth, may...

Dinosaurs hot or cold-blooded?

A new research has added to the debate about whether dinosaurs were cold-blooded and sluggish or war...

`Young tyrannosaurs were careful predators`

Tyrannosaurs were the largest ever known dinosaurs that roamed the earth 65 million years ago.

Researchers find remains of herbivorous dinosaurs in MP

Herbivorous dinosaurs, along with crocodile, existed in the Narmada valley around eight crore years ...

Newest member of the dinosaurs `discovered`

Palaeontologists claim to have discovered the newest member of the dinosaurs – Brontomerus Mcintoshi...

Most `theropod` dinosaurs were vegetarian, says study

Most `theropod` dinosaurs were vegetarian rather than meat-eaters, a new study claims.

Global warming 300 mn years ago ``triggered the arrival of the dinos``

Scientists have revealed that global warming devastated tropical rainforests 300 million years ago.

Dinosaurs` exit paved way for mammals to grow

Extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago paved the way for mammals to grow a thousand times bigg...

Winged dinosaurs `were capable of flight`

New scientific evidence have suggested that the winged dinosaurs were very capable of flight.

Sauropod ancestor’s skeleton found

The 30-foot-long skeleton may help reveal the story of how the 120-foot-long sauropods evolved.

Fearsome T.rex was a cannibal

Palaeontologists have revealed that Tyrannosaurus rex hunted its own species too sometimes.

How dinosaurs conquered the world!

Dinosaurs didn`t need to kill other animals to become world beaters, says new research.

Dinosaurs `lived 9 mn years earlier than thought`

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth almost nine million years earlier than previously thought.

Dinos ‘considerably taller than previously thought’

A new research shows that dinosaurs may have been considerably taller than previously thought.

New species of horned dinosaurs discovered

Fossils of two new species of horned dinosaurs have been discovered in southern Utah.

New dino species found in China

The discovery of the new species might rewrite theories on the morphological transition among dinosa...

When dinos roamed New York

As many as 100 dinosaurs could have crowded into New York’s Central Park, estimated a palaeontologis...

Cat-like croc roamed Earth with dinosaurs

A bizarre cat-like crocodile roamed the Earth more than 100 mn years ago.

Dinosaurs `dressed to impress mates`

Dinosaurs evolved fancy head crests, sails along their backs to attract mates.

Paleothermometer could tell if dinosaurs warm, cold-blooded

New technology developed by US researchers should shed light on whether dinosaurs were cold-blooded ...

Dinos took stones as digestive pills

Dinosaurs swallowed stones as a digestive pills, a researcher has said.

How dinosaurs developed long necks

Dinosaurs developed long necks to gulp down their food without chewing.

Dinosaurs` India link?

Scientists from Cambridge, London and Melbourne have found the first ever evidence that tyrannosaurs...

Climate catastrophe ushered in the dinosaurs: Study

A climatic catastrophe more than 200 million years ago ushered in the age of the dinosaurs by wiping...

Dinos & mass volcanism

In a new study, scientists have confirmed that a massive volcanic eruption and the loss of half of E...

Monster croc Vs dinos

A giant croc, lived about 79 mn yrs ago, liked to prey on dinosaurs too.

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