Scientists have discovered the complete skull of a previously unknown species of dinosaur, believed to be the smallest on record, in a new study that has...
The Isle of Skye, off the northwest coast of Scotland, was home to a a wide variety of dinosaurs in the Middle Jurassic Period. Palaeontologists at...
As Elon Musk’s SpaceXlaunches yet another batch of 60 Starlink internet satellitesinto low-Earth orbit this weekend, astronomers on the ground are becoming increasingly worried about the...
A new study, published in the journal Nature, said that scientists have identified a 99-million-year-old flying dinosaur encased in amber. The specimen, from northern Myanmar, consisting...
Citizen scientists have helped astronomers make a remarkable discovery. It isn’t a strange or even life-sustaining planet. Instead, it is a type of teardrop-shaped star that...
In 1967, astronomer viewed a rotating and highly magnetized neutron star (aka. pulsar) for the first time. Since that time, these “cosmic lighthouses” – so named...
The footprints of stegosaurs, carnivorous theropods and huge herbivorous ornithopod dinosaurs that date back to 170 million years ago (Middle Jurassic epoch) have been discovered on...
By Eric Ralph Posted on March 13, 2020 If everything goes as planned, SpaceX’s next 60-satellite Starlink launch will soon push the Falcon rocket family to...
The skull of the smallest-known dinosaur embedded in amber. /Xing Lida The skull of the smallest-known dinosaur embedded in amber. /Xing Lida Scientists are marveling over...
Smallest-ever fossil dinosaur found in Myanmar In 2016, our colleague Xing Lida held up a small piece of polished, deeply yellow amber. As sunlight shone through...
