What if the dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct? Why our world might look very different

It’s hard to imagine the world without Homo sapiens. But it’s unlikely we would be here if it wasn’t for a chance asteroid collision.

Nicholas R. Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Bath • conversation
Nov. 24, 2022 • ~9 min

Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices

AI-generated voice-alikes can be indistinguishable from the real person’s speech to the human ear. A computer model that gives voice to the dinosaurs turns out to be a good way to tell the difference.

Patrick Traynor, Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida • conversation
Sept. 20, 2022 • ~6 min

Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroid

The dinosaurs were possibly annihilated by two asteroids.

Veronica Bray, Research Scientist, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona • conversation
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~8 min

What did dinosaurs actually look like? Podcast

New discoveries keep changing our understanding of what dinosaurs looked like. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
June 16, 2022 • ~3 min

Jurassic World Dominion: a palaeontologist on what the film gets wrong about dinosaurs

The biggest crime of the film was exaggerating the size of dinosaurs.

Ben Igielman, PhD student palaeontology , University of Oxford • conversation
June 14, 2022 • ~7 min

Prehistoric Planet: TV show asked us to explore what weather the dinosaurs lived through

Yes, dinosaurs really did survive in snow – we simulated the Cretaceous climate to prove it.

Robert Spicer, Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences, The Open University • conversation
May 27, 2022 • ~8 min

Crystal Palace dinosaurs: how we rediscovered five missing sculptures from the famous park

New research on the Crystal Palace dinosaurs is uncovering truths about these famous Victorian sculptures

Ellinor Michel, Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum • conversation
May 20, 2022 • ~6 min

Farm vehicles now weigh almost as much as heaviest 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

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

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