Scientists already knew that birds are descended from the dinosaurs. Now new research says that feathered dinosaurs also had …
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Birds and Dinosaurs: Their Strangest Feature
A nifty bit of respiratory design goes back a very long way
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Life in the Time of the Great Dying
Earth history is different from ordinary history: it’s much harder to nail down specific dates when everything happened millions of years ago and over huge, slow timescales. But it can be done, as shown by paleontologists who …
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The Next Great Extinction Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Think
It’s no secret that wildlife around the world is under severe stress. The most recent Red List from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature estimated that 33% of the species evaluated by the group are at least threatened. The causes are many—hunting, disease, habitat loss, invasive species, even climate change—but …