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Fri, 2021-04-09

Audiences may flock to Jurassic Park movies to see blockbuster dinosaur action, but these Steven Spielberg movies are packed with emotion, too.

Fri, 2021-04-09

A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof to recent evidence that mammals roamed that part of South America a lot earlier than previously thoug...

Fri, 2021-04-09

Fossiomanus sinensis and Jueconodon cheni, two distantly related species of mammaliamorphs that lived some 120 million years ago (Early...

Thu, 2021-04-08

 120-million-year-old animals evolved "scratch-digging" traits independently.

Thu, 2021-04-08

With Jurassic World: Dominion not due in theaters until June 2022, fans of the franchise may have to turn to an unexpected place to get their Jurassic Park fix: the shoe store. Ree...

Wed, 2021-04-07

Fossil discoveries often help answer long-standing questions about how our modern world came to be. However, sometimes they only deepen the mystery -- as a recent discovery of four new species of ancient insects in British Columbia and...

Sun, 2021-04-04

Dr. Henry Wu was the only character from Jurassic Park to return in Jurassic World, and his role is more significant and much darker than before.

Sat, 2021-04-03

About 66 million years ago (the end of the Cretaceous period), a 10-km-wide asteroid crashed into Earth near the site of the small town of Chicxulub in what is now Mexico. The impact unleashed an incredible amount of climate-...

Sat, 2021-04-03

Trilobites had well-developed gill-like structures in their upper leg branches, according to a new imaging study led...

Thu, 2021-04-01

So, you grew up watching the Jurassic Park movies, did you? You’ve seen all three JP films and both Jurassic World movies, and you’re eagerly anticipating Jurassic World...

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