Nature
The 2-Pound Dinosaur That Rewrote the Rules of Miniaturization
A nearly complete skeleton from Patagonia shows that alvarezsaurs shrank before they specialized, upending a core assumption about how evolution works.
Casey Cooper·
Paleontology
4 articles
Science
The Hell Heron: How a Blade-Crested Spinosaur Is Rewriting Dinosaur History
A 95-million-year-old predator with the tallest head crest of any dinosaur has been found deep in the Sahara, far from any ancient ocean.
Casey Cooper·
Science
A Spiny Dragon Rewrites What We Know About Dinosaur Skin
A 125-million-year-old dinosaur from China preserves skin at the cellular level, revealing hollow spikes unlike anything seen in the fossil record. The find redefines how we picture these animals.
Casey Cooper·
Science
Scientists Just Brought Back the Dire Wolf
A biotech company claims to have created the first modern dire wolves using 13,000-year-old DNA. Is de-extinction finally real?
Casey Cooper·