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1,964 results for: Dinosaurs

  1. Life

    Duck-billed dino could slice and dice

    Ancient animal’s teeth were made of six different tissue types.

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  2. Paleontology

    Fossil sheds light on early primates

    Partial skeleton near root of monkey, ape and human line.

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  3. Life

    Genetic fossils betray hepatitis B’s ancient roots

    Modern bird genomes reveal evidence that virus is at least 82 million years old.

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  4. SN Online

    ON THE SCENE BLOG The man at the rover lab’s helm talks to Science News. See “A lifetime of curiosity: An interview with JPL director Charles Elachi.” Courtesy Helmut Tischlinger, Eichstätt Museum of the Jurassic LIFE An unusually well-preserved fossil suggests dino ancestors were fluffy. Read “All dinosaurs may have had feathers.” HUMANS DNA tracks […]

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  5. Earth

    The long and winding Colorado

    The history of the West’s iconic river is written in the dramatic landscapes it has shaped. How to interpret that chronicle has become a contentious issue among geologists.

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  6. Paleontology

    T. rex has another fine, feathered cousin

    A trio of fossils from China may tip the scales on dinosaurs’ public image.

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  7. Life

    Giant dinosaurs may have migrated

    Evidence in teeth suggests that sauropods sought greener pastures in dry North American summers.

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  8. Life

    Microraptor’s true blue colors

    The birdlike dinosaur had black, iridescent feathers that may have helped it attract mates.

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  9. Planetary Science

    When an asteroid heads for Earth, it’s time to reconsider those doomsday plans

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  10. Paleontology

    Triceratops reigns alone again

    Fossil comparison fends off a challenge that holds the dinosaur is but the immature version of the Torosaurus.

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  11. Riddle of the Feathered Dragons: Hidden Birds of China by Alan Feduccia

    An evolutionary biologist reviews fossil evidence for bird and dinosaur evolution and contests the view that birds are the last living dinosaurs. Yale Univ., 2012, 358 p., $55

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  12. Life

    Dinosaur-era feathers sealed in amber

    The richest collection yet of primordial plumage preserves pigment and fine details found modern birds.

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