Last week, the journal Science published findings from a group of scientists who discovered four-winged bird fossils in China.   It’s not clear yet if the feathers were used to actually fly, or whether they were merely used for show, but the scientists found that the feathers were big enough for flight.   “These features ... [Read more]

    In the 1978 a giant crater was discovered on the Yucatan peninsula next to Chicxulub, Mexico.  35 years later we have real evidence to show that the impact coincided with the extinction of the dinosaurs.   Data shows that the impact matches to within 32,000 years of the dinosaurs extinction.  This is contrasted ... [Read more]

Scientists now know what colors some dinosaurs were–thanks to melanosomes that contain pigments found in some dinosaur fossils. Turns out that Sinosauropteryx, a small carnivore, had a tail with red and white stripes, and Anchiornis Huxleyi had grey and black feathers, white stripes on its wings and legs, and a red crest on its head.