Five things you probably have wrong about the T rex

Impress your niece or nephew with these T rex facts.

Abi Crane, Postgraduate Researcher, University of Southampton • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 • ~6 min

Jurassic Park: why we're still struggling to realise it 30 years on

New laboratory experiments add analytical rigour to the search for ancient biomolecules

Maria McNamara, Professor, Palaeobiology, University College Cork • conversation
Nov. 16, 2023 • ~8 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

'Jurassic World' scientists still haven't learned that just because you can doesn't mean you should – real-world genetic engineers can learn from the cautionary tale

As genetic engineering and DNA manipulation tools like CRISPR continue to advance, the distinction between what science ‘could’ and ‘should’ do becomes murkier.

Andrew Maynard, Professor of Responsible Innovation, Arizona State University • conversation
June 9, 2022 • ~11 min

Has dinosaur DNA been found? An expert explains what we really know

Scientists claim to have found DNA in fossilised dinosaur cartilage.

Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol • conversation
March 5, 2020 • ~6 min

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