Curious Kids is a series for kids of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Do dinosaurs still live in some parts of the world today? – Ruben M., age 5 Did all dinosaurs go extinct when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago?… Read More »
Visitors to Lake Kariba, the world’s largest man-made lake located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, come to enjoy the rich wildlife, beautiful fishing or spectacular scenery. But in 2017, our team of paleontologists came to Zimbabwe to hunt a different kind of game: dinosaurs. Many of our discoveries are still being studied, but… Read More »
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Predicting even the physical appearance of a dinosaur or any extinct animal based on its fossils is a tricky proposition that involves many uncertainties. Assessing a dinosaur’s intelligence is exponentially more difficult given the numerous factors contributing to this trait. A study published last year by Vanderbilt University neuroscientist… Read More »
It may be hard to imagine, but there was a time when dinosaurs didn’t dominate their world. When they first appeared, they were small, two-legged carnivores, overshadowed by a wide variety of other reptiles. How did they come to power? My colleagues and I recently examined the fossilized bones of the oldest known dinosaurs and… Read More »
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back in time to the age of dinosaurs? If you come across a time machine, don’t forget to bring your binoculars. Bird watching is a popular hobby today, with around 3 million participants in the UK alone, and a staggering 11,000 species of birds… Read More »
Were dinosaurs already on the brink of extinction when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous, the geological period that began about 145 million years ago? This is a question that has been bothering paleontologists like us for more than 40 years. In the late 1970s, debate arose as to whether… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Dinosaurs are all around us, both figuratively and literally. Most of these diverse creatures became extinct 66 million years ago, but the ancient ancestors of modern birds remain entrenched in… Read More »
Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Allegation: George Washington died before dinosaurs were discovered. Evaluation: Rating: True Context: Although humans have likely lived with dinosaur fossils for millennia, a fossilized dinosaur bone was first described in 1842, more than four years after George Washington’s death. The claim that George Washington died before the existence of dinosaurs was discovered… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. A new analysis of the tracks has revealed that three-toed fossil footprints dating back more than 210 million years had their feet pressed into soft mud by bird-like bipedal reptiles. Footprints found in various parts… Read More »