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What sets the program apart is the fact that science is woven into each episode, whether it’s Carcharodontosaurus duking it out or spinosaurs hunting
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Biologist Rob Dunn: Why I Like Science
Because in biology most of what is knowable is still unknown
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Air and Space editor Linda Shiner reports on her meeting with pilot Jimmy Leeward and what it was like in the pits that day
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NPR’s Tyrannosaurus tribute features fossil hunter Barnum Brown, skeleton news and short videos of a Tyrannosaurus strutting to “Stayin’ Alive”
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The Alcoholics of the Animal World
A drunken moose got stuck in a tree. But they aren’t the only ones who like the product of fermentation
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A New Sickle-Clawed Predator from Inner Mongolia
Linhevenator may not have used its arms to capture prey in the same way as its kin, even if it did have a specialized killing claw
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How To Choose What To Plant For Biofuel
Some species proposed for bioenergy have the potential to become invasive
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Saving Coral…Through Sperm Banks?
Marine biologist Mary Hagedorn has learned to freeze and reanimate coral cells
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The Best Dinosaur Films Never Made
What do you think—which of these films most deserved to make it to the big screen?
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A fluorescent green cat could help in the fight against AIDS
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Dinosaur Sighting: Fermented Stegosaurus
The Apatosaurus drags its tail, the Tyrannosaurus takes up a Godzilla-like posture and poor Velociraptor couldn’t hold a glass of wine even if it wanted to
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It’s time to speak up: Why do you like science?
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Maryland’s Adorable Baby Ankylosaur
A tiny, 112-million-year-old impression of a baby armored dinosaur shows the head and the underside of its body
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Fossil Finds Complicate Search for Human Ancestor
A new analysis of a 2-million-year-old hominid shows that it had an intriguing mix of australopithecine and Homo-like traits
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Five Games To Play After Watching Contagion
These games are fun but also have important lessons to teach about infectious diseases
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Tracking the Fate of an Unseen Dinosaur Drama
Tippett’s “Prehistoric Beast” remains one of the best dinosaur films ever made. What could he have accomplished with “Dinosaur”?
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Male Elephants Queue in Dry Times
Researchers believe the hierarchy helps elephants avoid injuries that could result from competing for water
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The monster got its start as a science experiment that escaped to Decatur, Georgia—although, technically, I am not sure if Bookzilla counts
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In 185 A.D., someone in China looked up in the night sky and saw a new star
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