4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (604+ words) Early birds were like "T rex reincarnated, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs behaviour T rex is often depicted as more brawn than brains, but now scientists are hoping to probe just what was going on…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (634+ words) Study of fossilised beaks shows patterns of wear and suggests some ancient species were up to 19 metres long Giant "kraken-like" octopuses that used powerful beaks to crunch through bones of prey were among the most formidable predators of the Cretaceous…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (650+ words) In search of a new adventure, Craig Munns went back to school. Now, at 65, he spends his days examining long-vanished life forms Craig Munns has a large model of a T rex on his desk. He got it with a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (859+ words) Researchers are recreating ancient odours for museumgoers as interest in the archaeology of smell grows From the interior of Queen Elizabeth II's car to the scent of ancient Egyptian funerary practices, museumgoers are getting a whiff of the past like…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (580+ words) Storeton Wood, Wirral: Two centuries ago, this area teemed with workmen busying building Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed here At last, the sun shone after weeks of rain. While the distant Welsh hills were draped in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (361+ words) Colourful illustrations by Peter Trusler depict 500m-year-old fossils of creatures from the Palaeozoic and inspire Australia Post Prehistoric fossils from Kangaroo Island have been transformed into vibrant creatures of the deep for a series of artworks, which in turn have…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (529+ words) Researchers say artificial intelligence system matches human expert classification about 90% of the time Experts have created an app that uses artificial intelligence to identify dinosaurs from the footprints left behind after they stomped across the land tens of millions of…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (711+ words) Research for first time suggests tendon and bones in heavier species would have made bounding possible Giant 250kg kangaroos that once roamed Australia would probably have been able to hop despite their enormous size, researchers have said. While modern kangaroos are…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (903+ words) Described by one researcher as looking "already dead, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet It looks more like a worn sock than a fearsome predator. It moves slower than an escalator. By most…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (388+ words) Our passion for these cute-looking salamanders means they are everywhere " except in the wild, where the species is under increasing threat The animal's name " which comes from the Aztec god Xolotl " provides greetings card designers with infinite puns. Love you…...