Tag: dinosaurs
February 24, 2021
Asteroid Dust Found in Crater Closes Case of Dinosaur Extinction
Researchers believe they have closed the case of what killed the dinosaurs, definitively linking their extinction with an asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million…
Read MoreMay 13, 2020
Microscopic Feather Features Reveal Fossil Birds’ Colors and Explain Why Cassowaries Shine
Cassowaries are big flightless birds with blue heads and dinosaur-looking feet; they look like emus that time forgot, and they’re objectively terrifying. They’re also, along…
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2019
Rocks at Asteroid Impact Site Record First Day of Dinosaur Extinction
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into the…
Read MoreJune 20, 2018
T. Rex Couldn’t Stick Out Its Tongue, New Research Shows
Dinosaurs are often depicted as fierce creatures, baring their teeth, with tongues wildly stretching from their mouths like giant, deranged lizards. But new research reveals…
Read MoreOctober 25, 2016
Dino-sized Outreach
Jackson School Assistant Professor Rowan Martindale shares how her lab participated in the Hot Science, Cool Talks community science fair. Check out more posts from Rowan…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2014
New Research Revises Conventions for Deciphering Color in Dinosaurs While Suggesting Connection between Color and Physiology
New research that revises recently established conventions allowing scientists to decipher color in dinosaurs may also provide a tool for understanding the evolutionary emergence of…
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