Farm vehicles are now heavier than most dinosaurs – here’s why that’s a problem

Whether a combine harvester or a Diplodocus is the cause, compacted soils are a big problem.

John Quinton, Professor of Soil Science, Lancaster University • conversation
May 16, 2022 • ~6 min

Does this dinosaur ‘graveyard’ reveal their final day on Earth? An expert explores the evidence

A recent BBC documentary examined fossils thought to have been made when an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.

Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol • conversation
April 27, 2022 • ~8 min

Does Tanis reveal the last day of the dinosaurs? An expert explores the evidence

A palaeontologist explains why the site at North Dakota probably does reveal the day the asteroid ended the rule of the dinosaurs.

Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol • conversation
April 27, 2022 • ~8 min

How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.

Brian Lovett, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University • conversation
March 28, 2022 • ~6 min

Dense bones allowed Spinosaurus to hunt underwater

Its close cousin Baryonyx probably swam too, but Suchomimus might’ve waded like a heron

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 23, 2022 • ~8 min

This softshell turtle hung out with T. rex and triceratops

A newly discovered fossil belongs to a softshell turtle that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
March 16, 2022 • ~7 min

This softshell turtle hung out with T. rex and triceratops

A newly discovered fossil belongs to a softshell turtle that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
March 16, 2022 • ~7 min

We discovered how the largest dinosaurs walked – and it was more like hippos than elephants

Thanks to our new technique using fossilised tracks, we have been able to learn more about the locomotion of the largest creatures ever to have roamed this planet.

Jens N. Lallensack, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Palaeontology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
March 9, 2022 • ~6 min

We discovered how the largest dinosaurs walked – and it was more like rhinos than elephants

Thanks to our new technique using fossilised tracks, we have been able to learn more about the locomotion of the largest creatures ever to have roamed this planet.

Jens N. Lallensack, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Palaeontology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
March 9, 2022 • ~6 min

An asteroid impact could wipe out an entire city – a space security expert explains NASA's plans to prevent a potential catastrophe

NASA has only mapped 40% of the potentially dangerous asteroids that could crash into Earth. New projects will boost that number, and upcoming missions will test tech that could prevent collisions.

Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, West Space Seminar, Air War College, Air University • conversation
March 1, 2022 • ~10 min

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