Around 66 million years ago, a huge rock from outer space (called an asteroid) smashed into the Earth.
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Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for about 180 million years. But around 66 million years ago, a huge rock from outer space (called an asteroid) smashed into the Earth. Then things got worse for dinosaurs.
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Growing evidence suggests that the extinction of the dinosaurs involved profound, complex and interconnected changes to the global systems that support life. Much like we are facing today.
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A psychologist explains why we should accept that we will never live in the Anthropocene.
An artist’s impression of an asteroid about to hit Earth: it’s what happens next that could have helped wipe out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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More evidence that the asteroid hit on Earth that marked the end of the dinosaurs could have triggered a deadly increase in volcanic activity.
The dinosaur Ledumahadi mafube - reconstructed in this illustration - made headlines in 2018.
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Five major finds this year adds to our understanding of evolution and ancient life history.
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A new type of Archaeopteryx fossil helps build the case for this creature being called ‘the first bird’.
The fossilised skull of a young Australopithecus africanus, known as the Taung Child, is among South Africa’s most famous fossils.
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Palaeontological finds offer a compelling and profound way to think about our place in nature.
Landscape of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah, one of the most abundant fossil fields in the world.
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Twenty-two years ago, President Clinton established Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument for paleontological conservation. As the Trump administration shrinks its borders, that mission is jeopardized.
Only you can prevent hothouse earths.
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What can we expect from our future climate after looking at the ‘Hothouse Earths’ of the past?
If you discovered a new type of dinosaur, what would you name it?
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We know of about 900 valid dinosaur species that existed. ‘Valid’ means scientists know the dinosaur from enough of the skeleton bones to feel pretty sure that it differs from other known dinosaurs.
There’s a new kid in town inJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
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The latest in the Jurassic World film franchise sees dinosaurs pitched as future weapons. So who’s behind that monster idea?
Who will get Chris Pratt first - the volcano or the Rex?
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The genetically modified dinosaurs are back in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Fantastic entertainment, and the science isn’t too bad, considering.
Resurrecting dinosaurs might not be so easy.
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Jurassic Park’s dinosaur DNA premise is not so simple in real life
Reconstruction of the bite wound affecting the shoulder of our herbivorous dinosaur.
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New research uses pathology in dinosaur bones to look at predator-prey interactions in the fossil record.
The Spinosaurus was just one example of a dinosaur that roamed Africa hundreds of millions of years ago.
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You might recognise Spinosaurus, from Jurassic Park 3, but did you realise it is 100% an African dinosaur?
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A consultant on Chris Packham’s latest dinosaur show about Tyrannosaurus Rex explains how they kept it entertaining but accurate.
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The mass extinction of the dinosaurs was down to the location of the asteroid’s impact and the kind of rocks it landed on.
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Scientists can be overly thirsty for dinosaur blood.
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One animator combined his skills with paleontological evidence to breathe movement into a dinosaur fossil to eye-catching effect.
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Reconstructing the colours of the feathered Sinosauropteryx gives hints about its habitat and lifestyle.