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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

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

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

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?

Razor-Toothed Meat-Eater Was Mammal Relative

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Dec 12, 2011 09:39 AM ET | 0

With its saw-like teeth and sleek body, this voracious predator was equipped to rip flesh from prey. Read more

First Superpredator Had Enormous Eyes on Stalks

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Dec 7, 2011 02:26 PM ET | 0

The over 3-foot-long marine predator sat at the top of Earth's first food chain. Read more

First Superpredator Had Enormous Eyes on Stalks

Woolly Mammoth to Be Cloned

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Dec 5, 2011 04:56 PM ET | 0

In an odd twist, global warming may have helped scientists with the breakthrough needed to clone the elephant-like giant. Read more

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

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

Mite Fossilized While Sucking on Spider's Head

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Nov 8, 2011 02:06 PM ET | 0

About 49 million years ago, a mite decided to hitch a ride on a spider's head; then a blop of tree resin fell on them. Read more

Mite Fossilized While Sucking on Spider's Head

'Shieldcroc' May Be Father of All Crocodiles

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Nov 7, 2011 10:43 AM ET | 0

A prehistoric beast with a bony plate on its head lived 99 million years ago and may be the ancestor of today's crocodiles. Read more

Dino-Era Disaster: Multiple Drowned Toothy Birds

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Nov 3, 2011 05:45 PM ET | 0

Bones, eggs and eggshells are all that's left of a Transylvania Dinosaur-Era bird colony. Read more

Saber-Toothed Squirrel Lived Near Dinosaurs

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Nov 3, 2011 12:34 PM ET | 0

Does this remind you of 'Ice Age's' "Scrat?" Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction. Read more

Saber-Toothed Squirrel Lived Near Dinosaurs

Prehistoric Beetles Sported Hotrod Colors

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Sep 27, 2011 07:00 PM ET | 0

Many beetle fossils have color, but they are a far cry from the hotrod shades these insects once flashed. Read more

Spiky Newborn Dinosaur Found in D.C. Beltway

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Sep 19, 2011 09:23 AM ET | 0

The baby dinosaur, measuring a mere five inches, likely drowned in a stream. Read more

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