Omnivores : Discovery News

New Dino May Be World's Smallest

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:39 AM ET | 0

This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator. Read more

Mechanimals: Animals Fitted With Prosthetics : Slide Show

Posted Fri Apr 22, 2011 02:42 PM ET | 0

Animals of every shape and size get a new lease on life with prosthetic limbs. Read more

Oldest Toothache Found in Reptile

Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 03:12 PM ET | 0

As the teeth of a 275 million-year-old reptile from the Paleozoic era wore away, dental pulp got infected. Read more

World's Largest Known Bear Identified

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Feb 1, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

This giant was larger than the average bear, easily dwarfing the polar bear, the largest species living today. Read more

Beaks Transformed Dinosaurs, Expanding Diet

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Dec 20, 2010 03:00 PM ET | 0

The beak was like a Swiss Army knife for dinosaurs because it provided many tools in one unit. Read more

Early Humans Skipped Fruit, Went for Nuts

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Nov 9, 2009 05:20 AM ET | 0

Our human ancestors did not eat much fruit, but instead consumed a lot of root vegetables, nuts, insects and some meat, according to a new study. Read more

Tiniest North American Dinosaur Lived Among Giants

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Oct 20, 2009 03:05 PM ET | 0

Though only as big as a squirrel, Fruitadens haagarorum -- a recently identified dinosaur from Colorado -- coexisted with enormous other species. Read more

'Ardi,' Oldest Human Ancestor, Unveiled

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Oct 1, 2009 09:05 AM ET | 0

The world's oldest and most complete skeleton of a potential human ancestor -- named "Ardi," short for Ardipithecus ramidus -- has been unveiled by an international team of 47 researchers. Read more

Yellowstone Grizzlies Back on Threatened List: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

Facing the combined pressures of climate change, hunters and lax protections, 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park are going back on the threatened species list under a federal court order issued Monday. Read more

Hefty, Ostrich-Like Dino Found in China : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Dinosaurs resembling ostriches on steroids ran through Early Cretaceous China around 120 million years ago, according to a new paper that describes one such 1,400-pound beast that had 6-inch-long hand claws and stood 10 feet at the hip. Read more