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Just an Old Jurassic Love Song

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Feb 6, 2012 02:26 PM ET | 0

The love song of an extinct katydid that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life. Read more

Why Dinosaurs Were So Huge

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Jan 31, 2012 07:00 PM ET | 0

What allowed dinosaurs to get so big? A few factors were at play, including bird-like lungs, egg-laying and less need to chew. Read more

Blue Whales Keep Getting Bigger

Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:07 AM ET | 0

It's easier to grow bigger in the sea with the water holding up your weight, say researchers. Read more

Was First Winged Dinosaur Jet Black?

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:03 AM ET | 0

The winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx had at least some jet black feathers. Read more

Oldest Dinosaur Nursery Found: Photos

Posted Mon Jan 23, 2012 03:00 PM ET | 0

Little dinosaurs ran around here on all fours, while others were still growing in their eggs. Read more

Science Fiction-Like Predator Terrorized Paleozoic Brazil

Posted Mon Jan 16, 2012 03:00 PM ET | 0

A newly found Paleozoic predator looked like a cross between a tiger and a Komodo dragon. Read more

Fearsome Dino Had Funny Arms

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Jan 11, 2012 02:00 PM ET | 0

The ferocious predator had arms that were equal parts Popeye and Barbie. Read more

Dinosaur Freeway Found in Colorado

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Jan 5, 2012 08:45 AM ET | 0

A bustling thoroughfare 98 million years ago was a coastal plain full of waterways. Read more

Strange Heads Evolved Before Unusual Bodies

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Dec 21, 2011 09:45 AM ET | 0

Which evolved first -- heads or tails? Heads win, suggests new research. Read more

Biggest Beast Once Roamed Antarctica

Posted Wed Dec 21, 2011 06:05 AM ET | 0

A titanosaurus lived 70 million years ago in Antarctica. Look out penguins! Read more

Researchers studying a single vertebrae dinosaur bone have discovered it belonged to a titanosaurus that lived 70 million years ago in Antarctica. Look out penguins!

Big Question for 2012: Will We Create a Dinosaur From a Chicken?

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:32 AM ET | 0

Will 2012 be the year of Chickenosaurus, the first dinosaur to live in modern times? Read more

Big Question for 2012: Will We Create a Dinosaur From a Chicken?

Dinosaur Found With Bird In Its Gut

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Nov 23, 2011 01:09 PM ET | 0

Dinosaurs used to eat birds. This suspicion has been alive for years. And a new finding furthers confirmation but it's a complicated story. Read more

North Pole Dinosaurs Lived Short, Hard Lives

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Nov 18, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Arctic life was tough on dinosaurs, with many not making it to their 20th birthday. Read more

First Teeth Grew on Outside of Body

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Nov 17, 2011 06:45 AM ET | 0

A new discovery negates the "inside-out" theory of tooth evolution. Read more

Nest Full of Baby Dinosaurs Found

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Nov 16, 2011 07:23 AM ET | 0

A 70-million-year-old nest filled with the remains of baby Protoceratops gives clues to the dinos' early behavior. Read more

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