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  World Asteroid Day 2022: A look back on how one space rock wiped out dinosaurs forever

  Science | June 30, 2022 12:47 IST

  A devastating asteroid came racing through the upper atmosphere sixty-six million years ago, made its impact on land and ended species that coexisted in the world for 180 million years, in just a blink. 

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  Birds' brain may hold clue why they outlived other dinosaurs

  Science | August 01, 2021 16:46 IST

  "Living birds have brains more complex than any known animals except mammals," said lead investigator Christopher Torres, who conducted the research while at the UT College of Natural Sciences.

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  Comet strike 66 million years ago killed dinosaurs: Study

  Science | February 15, 2021 19:23 IST

  While it is known that the devastating impact of something huge that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago led to the extinction of dinosaurs, clarity on whether it was a comet or asteroid strike and where it originated was lacking.

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  Spinosaurus had aquatic tendencies, confirms new study

  Science | September 23, 2020 11:25 IST

  Scientists have revealed that Spinosaurus had paddle-like tail bones which indicate its aquatic tendencies. The researchers always suspected this due to its crocodilian snout and spiky sail.

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  Cancerous tumor found in dinosaur's bone for first time. Read on

  Science | August 05, 2020 12:12 IST

  Scientists and paleontologists have identified the first known cancer in a dinosaur. The researchers at McMaster University and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have reported the aggressive malignant bone cancer--osteosarcoma in the dinosaur's bone. 

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  Elon Musk says Aliens built the pyramids, netizens debate it was the Dinosaurs

  Trending | August 01, 2020 7:04 IST

  On Friday, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to Twitter to claim that "Aliens built the pyramids obv (obviously)", hinting that Pharaoh Ramses 11 was probably out of this world too. In the following tweet, he wrote, "Ramses 11 was :D."

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  Meet Kongonaphon kely, a pocket sized dinosaur smaller than your cellphone

  Science | July 09, 2020 23:20 IST

  The creature, which predated dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs, was just shy of 4 inches (10 centimeters) tall, according to a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 

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  Rare fossil of dinosaur found in Alaska may alter your idea of dinosaurs from Jurassic Park

  Science | July 09, 2020 23:13 IST

  This rare dinosaurs grown dromaeosaurids ranged from 6 to 9 feet. This baby would have been the size of a small puppy, much too young to migrate. The bone fragment belonged to a juvenile dinosaur from the dromaeosaurid family of predatory dinosaurs "closely related to birds."

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  Rare 'toothless' dinosaur, Elaphrosaur discovered in Australia

  Science | May 20, 2020 10:10 IST

  Paleontologists in Australia have identified a rare "toothless" dinosaur. The dinosaur, an elaphrosaur, roamed Australia 110 million years ago, according to a statement released by the Swinburne University of Technology.

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  Dinosaur-killing meteorite instantly acidified the oceans: Study

  Science | October 23, 2019 15:42 IST

  In a first, researchers have found that the dinosaur-killing meteorite that crashed into the Earth 66 million years ago may have instantly acidified the oceans by causing a release of excess sulphur into the atmosphere and the seas. The researchers, including those from Yale University in the US, said that the impact from the space rock pulverised sulphur-rich rocks, and caused the raining-out of sulphuric acid which may have led to increased ocean acidity.  

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  Dinosaurs enjoyed perfume fragrances, study says

  Science | August 28, 2018 13:38 IST

  The researchers found that floral scents originated from primitive flowers as far back as 100 million years ago as pollinator attractants. They have been giving olfactory excitement to the insects and animals since mid-cretaceous period.

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  Scientists discover 260 million-year-old Antarctica forest that existed long before dinosaurs

  Science | November 13, 2017 22:26 IST

  The scientists uncovered fossil fragments of 13 long deceased trees dating from the end of the Permian Period, some 260 million years ago.

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  No dinosaurs didn't roar! They may have cooed and mumbled, reveals study

  World | July 12, 2016 18:40 IST

  Washington : Dinosaurs are often known for their terrifying roar , but it is likely that these prehistoric large creatures may have mumbled or cooed with closed mouths, according to a new study. According

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  The asteroid which killed the dinosaurs 'wiped out all mammals' too

  World | June 20, 2016 14:31 IST

  London: Around 66 million years ago the same asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period are the ones who wiped out over 90 per cent of mammal species, significantly more than previously thought,

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  Babies of giant dinosaurs didn't require parental care

  Life | April 30, 2016 12:41 IST

  New York: Babies of long-necked plant-eaters called Titanosaurs that include the largest animals ever to walk on land hatched from eggs no bigger than a soccer ball but they grew rapidly without any rapidly without

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  Not just asteroid impact, deadly malaria too killed dinosaurs

  Lifestyle | March 29, 2016 12:15 IST

  New York:Malaria often thought to be of more modern origin may have killed dinosaurs and the origin of this deadly disease may have begun in an insect such as the biting midge more than 100

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  Revealed! Dinosaurs did show off sexual display to woo mates

  Life | January 14, 2016 12:59 IST

  London: While you must have read about dinosaurs being engaged in “foreplay”, British scientists now reveal that they used large ornamental structures such as horns and head crests in sexual displays and to assert social

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  Indian scientists discover plant species of dinosaur age

  India | July 31, 2015 14:19 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Indian scientists claim to have discovered two new Cycads species of plants in Odisha which were dominant some 201 million to 145 million years ago, popularly known as the Jurassic period.The discovery by Indian

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  Sixth mass extinction has begun, human race at danger: Study

  World | June 22, 2015 7:23 IST

  New York: The world is witnessing the sixth mass extinction that threatens even our very own existence, warns a new study.The new study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that even with extremely conservative

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  Dinosaurs divided their meals to co-exist

  World | October 08, 2014 14:36 IST

  London: The secret to how different dinosaur species lived alongside one another in prehistoric ecosystems could be hidden within differences in diet based on their structural features and teeth arrangement, a research shows."Differences in diet