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A Mysterious Thumb
What did Iguanodon use its big thumb spikes for—stabbing attackers, breaking into seeds, or possibly stripping foliage from branches?
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Deck the Halls With Dinosaurs
Given their probable diet of conifers, I’m surprised there aren’t even more holiday sauropods in the Christmas tree mix
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A Holiday Angel Among the Stars
The star-forming region Sharpless 2-106 bears a certain resemblance, particularly during this time of year
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Huxley’s Apocryphal Dinosaur Dinner
Fossil lore says 19th century naturalist T.H. Huxley realized that birds were dinosaurs when he carved into a Christmas turkey, but what really happened?
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That Moon On Your Christmas Card
An astronomer finds that depictions of the Moon on Christmas cards, wrapping paper and books is often wrong
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Eggs and Enigmatic Dinosaurs
Paleontologists have found the bones of a new dinosaur with eggs nearby, but how do we know whether the bones and eggs go together?
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The Human Evolution World Tour
Hominid enthusiasts can see the highlights of human evolution at evotourism destinations around the world
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How Rudolph Keeps A Cool Head
Reindeer have several strategies for releasing heat when they get too hot
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Mistletoe: The Evolution of a Christmas Tradition
Why does this parasitic plant remind us of romance?
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Where the Dinosaurs Are
Ready for a dinosaur road trip? We have a list of top dinosaur “evotourism” destinations just for you
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Evolution, A Book That Turns Science Into Art
See examples of these beautiful photographs of animal skeletons in our image gallery
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Hitchcock’s Primeval Birds
Paleontologist Edward Hitchcock was one of the first dinosaur track experts, but why did he insist that birds left the footprints?
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Humans, the Honey Hunters
Energy-rich honey may have helped hominids evolve big brains
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What Was Killing the Aspens?
Scientists determine it was lack of water, not food, that was responsible for sudden aspen decline
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A Comedy of Dinosaur Errors
If any dinosaur has a tortured history, it’s the giant predator Saurophaganax
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A Comet’s Close Call
Scientists predicted that Comet Lovejoy would collide with the Sun
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Nedoceratops: To Be, or Not to Be?
Should Nedoceratops and Torosaurus be sunk into Triceratops? The debate continues, and it’s not just a bit of paleontological arcana
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So Many Gadgets, So Little Time
Innovation happens so fast now that it’s harder and harder to keep up with the pace. But is it really innovation?
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Some Spiders Have Brains in Their Legs
Just one more reason it’s not nice to pull the appendages off of creepy crawlies
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December Dinosaur Digest
From guarding cars to stomping around New Jersey, dinosaurs have been prominent in this week’s headlines
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