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Faraway Planet is Blackest Yet Found
The planet, TrES-2b, is a gas giant about the size of Jupiter. But that’s where the similarities end
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Dinosaur Sighting: A Stegosaurus of a Different Color
Is this what paleontologists see after having one too many?
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He is one hate-filled beast. Our star contemplates devouring the young of a nearby female tyrannosaur for no other reason than to quell his inner turmoil
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Giving away surprises, surprisingly, makes readers like stories better
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Dinosaurs for Experts, or for Everyone?
Mounting a full dinosaur skeleton, some paleontologists believed, had more to do with art and architecture than with science
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The Animaniacs’ Take On Science
A look into the intelligent humor of this 1990s-era cartoon
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Exclusive: A First Look at Dinosaur Revolution
An exclusive look at Discovery’s upcoming miniseries Dinosaur Revolution
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Male houbara bustards pay a steep price for wooing the ladies
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Dinosaurs and Soliders Skirmish in Dino D-Day
Hitler has somehow resurrected dinosaurs and is using them in his plans for world domination
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“Talking” apes are not just the stuff of science fiction; scientists have taught many apes to use some semblance of language
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Victoria’s First Dinosaur Trackway
After moving a few track slabs myself this summer, I can tell you that it’s not easy work!
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I can’t imagine a crime-fighting theropod would follow Batman’s strict moral code against killing criminals
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Don Quijote May Tilt at an Asteroid
Deflection could be our best bet if an asteroid is headed towards Earth
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Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #6: Bringing Up a Core
One thing everyone has told us is that you never know what you will find underground
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They may not be Dracula in disguise, but vampire bats are still creepy nocturnal critters that need blood to survive
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Over the past few years, paleontologists have reported a growing number of cases of scavenging by insects
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A New Species Bonanza in the Philippines
Sharks, starfish, ferns and sci-fi-worthy sea creatures have been discovered in a new massive survey
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Dinosaur Sighting: Cowboys & Raptors
If you find yourself riding a Deinonychus, you’d better make sure you keep riding it lest you find out how effective those recurved claws can be
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Other than the human tendency for imitating magpies, gold really isn’t all that special
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Project Nim and Rise of the Planet of the Apes are very different movies, but both question the ethics of chimpanzee research
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