Mar 5th, 2010 · A fossil in Tanzania suggests dinosaurs appeared 10 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a Nature study. Christian Sidor, of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, discusses the origin of dinosaurs.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Scientists have discovered a macabre death scene that took place 67 million years ago. Preserved for eternity are an 11-foot snake and its prey, a newly hatched dinosaur. The discovery is among the rarest of the rare — fossils that reveal how ancient animals behaved.
Feb 19th, 2010 · Before whales, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, giant filter-feeding fish swam the prehistoric seas. By going back and searching through museums for misunderstood or overlooked fossil specimens, a researcher found evidence that these fish swam the Earth for more than 100 million years — far longer than scientists had previously thought.
Feb 7th, 2010 · Anyone with a working nose wants to stay far away from rotting fish. But researchers at the University of Leicester discovered that foul fish have a lot to tell us about how fossils form.
Feb 5th, 2010 · Dinosaurs are often portrayed as a drab green or grey, but some may have been much brighter. Reporting in Science, Jakob Vinther and colleagues analyzed the fossilized feathers of 150-million-year-old dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi and found its plumage was surprisingly flashy.
Jan 27th, 2010 · The colors of dinosaurs have long been a mystery, since soft parts aren't preserved in the fossil record. But for the first time, scientists have teased out colors from fossilized feathers to reveal the orange-and-white ringed tail of a 125-million-year-old dinosaur.
Jan 14th, 2010 · Three books debut on the list: Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler at No. 4; Remarkable Creatures, about 19th-century fossil hunter Mary Anning, at No. 9; and Summertime, about author J.M. Coetzee's fictionalized self, at No. 15.
Jan 2nd, 2010 · Remarkable Creatures, the new novel by Tracy Chevalier, focuses on the life and work of 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning, and how her discoveries helped change scientific understanding of the world. Chevalier is the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.