Dinosaur-killing asteroid might have a sibling! Scientists discover an undersea crater - Details here
The crater, named Nadir after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous period, around 66 million years ago, which wiped out the dinosaurs and many other species.
Aug 19, 2022, 13:08 PM IST
The dinosaurs are back in 'Jurassic World' finale
'Jurassic Park' actors Laura Dern and Sam Neill reprise their roles as paleobotanist Dr Ellie Sattler, now a soil and climate change scientist, and paleontologist Dr Alan Grant, reuniting with their castmate from the 1993 movie Jeff Goldblum, who plays mathematician Dr Ian Malcolm.
May 27, 2022, 19:45 PM IST
New dinosaur species found in Brazil, roamed earth 70 million years ago
A team of scientists have found a new species of dinosaur which most likely roamed in Brazil around 70 million years ago.
Sep 30, 2021, 19:17 PM IST
66 million year old Triceratops skeleton to be auctioned
Big John the Triceratops skeleton is set to be auctioned at the Drouot auction house in Paris at the end of October. Discovered in 2015 in South Dakota, it is estimated to be more than 66 millions years old and is the largest Triceratops discovered to this date.
Sep 02, 2021, 20:42 PM IST
Asteroid that led to extinction of dinosaur 66 million year ago hit at 'deadliest possible' angle, study claims
A new study has found that the asteroid which led to the extinction of dinosaurs hit Earth at the "deadliest possible" angle.
Jun 04, 2020, 07:26 AM IST
Fossils of 'extraordinary hunter dinosaur' megaraptors discovered in Argentina
Scientists in Argentina have discovered the fossils of one of the last remaining megaraptors with claws more than a foot long. The research team discovered the fossilized remains which are approximately 70 million years old.
May 25, 2020, 15:17 PM IST
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - 'A Look Inside' featurette - Watch
A new featurette titled 'A Look Inside' has been unveiled and it takes us down the memory lane.
May 11, 2018, 23:42 PM IST
Dinosaurs were dying off long before asteroid hit: Study
Dinosaurs were in trouble long before the massive asteroid - believed to be the primary cause of their extinction - hit the Earth some 65 million years ago, a study suggests.
Apr 05, 2018, 13:52 PM IST
Rare 200 million-year-old fossil discovered
The new discovery, published in the journal Geological Journal, is from a time known as the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, right after a worldwide mass extinction.
Feb 02, 2018, 18:38 PM IST
Pentagon made of microbes older than dinosaurs: Study
Different types of oolitic limestones have formed in all geological periods and have been found around the world, including in the US, the UK, Germany, the Bahamas, China and at Shark Bay in Western Australia.
Jan 22, 2018, 13:07 PM IST
Fossils of 'iridescent' dinosaurs with rainbow feathers discovered
Aside from making Jurassic ecosystems of 161 million years ago more colourful, the dinosaur is interesting because it has features that are both ancient and modern.
Jan 16, 2018, 17:23 PM IST
Thirty 130 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur eggs from Jurassic period discovered in China
The construction workers had detonated an explosive to break up a large boulder, but luckily, the fossilized eggs managed to survive the impact.
Jan 02, 2018, 12:27 PM IST
Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than believed: Study
Modern birds are the direct descendants of a group of feathered, carnivorous dinosaurs that, along with true birds, are referred to as paravians -- which also include Anchiornis, a crow-sized dinosaur species.
Here's how dinosaurs could have survived mass extinction
The impact of the asteroid caused a crater 180 km wide and heated organic matter in rocks and ejected it into the atmosphere, forming soot in the stratosphere.
190 million-year-old 'sea monster' identified
The fossilised bones of the long-necked marine reptile, named Arminisaurus schuberti, were excavated in the early 1980s in Germany.
Sep 18, 2017, 16:16 PM IST
New species of gigantic, long necked dinosaurs found
Shingopana roamed the Cretaceous landscape alongside Rukwatitan bisepultus, another titanosaur identified in 2014, researchers said.
Aug 26, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
Dino-killing asteroid plunged Earth into darkness
The asteroid triggered global wildfires that lofted into the air tremendous amounts of soot.
Aug 22, 2017, 15:13 PM IST
Scientists discover fossils of 160 million-year-old winged mammals of the Jurassic era!
Two fossils discovered in China show that the volant, or flying, way of life evolved among mammalian ancestors 100 million years earlier than the first modern mammal fliers.
Aug 10, 2017, 17:55 PM IST
Scientists discover 'Mona Lisa' of dinosaurs in Canada
The new genus and species Borealopelta markmitchelli used camouflage to hide from predators despite being built like a tank, researchers said.
Aug 05, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
New bird-like species of dinosaur identified
The researchers also found hundreds of isolated teeth, previously attributed to Troodon.
Jul 17, 2017, 22:52 PM IST
