New dinosaur fossil discovered in China

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 14:08

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a 60-feet long plant-eating dinosaur in China that lived about 100 million years ago.

Ancient seabird fossil links New Zealand with Antarctica

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 14:29

A fossil of one of the world`s oldest flying seabirds has been found in New Zealand, linking the country to Antarctica when it was still being formed, scientists announced Wednesday.

34 foreign scientists in Jaisalmer to study Dinosaurs` fossils

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 02:16

A team of 34 foreign scientists from a number of countries including France and Germany have arrived here to study fossils of Dinosaurs found in sandy desert areas recently.

Fossil pigments reveal extinct sea monsters had black skin

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 10:42

Scientists have revealed the color of three multi-million-year old marine reptiles, suggesting that the pigment shows that these animals were, at least partially, dark-coloured in life, which is likely to have contributed to more efficient thermoregulation, as well as providing means for camouflage and UV protection.

First dinosaur fossils dating back 72 mn years found in Saudi Arabia

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 15:22

An international team of scientists from have now uncovered the first record of dinosaurs from Saudi Arabia, which are exceptionally rare in the Arabian Peninsula.

New fossils study sheds light on origins of carnivorous mammals

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:29

New study in fossils from Belgium has shed light on the origin of some of the most well-known, and well-loved, modern mammals.

`Neanderthal` fossils are actually medieval human remains

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 16:32

Neanderthal fossils, found in an Italian cave in the 1980s, are actually remains of medieval humans, a new research has found.

Ancient bones offer peek at history of cats in China

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 09:34

Five-thousand-year-old cat bones found in a Chinese farming village have raised new questions about man`s complex rapport with domestic felines through history, said a study out Monday.

Scientists recreate fossils by using CT scans, 3-D printers

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 19:38

Scientists have created precise copies of fossilised bones by using data from computed tomography (CT) scans and three-dimensional (3-D) printers.

Dueling dinosaur fossils fail to sell at New York auction

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 15:14

Fossils of two dinosaurs locked in a death match failed to sell at auction on Tuesday despite predictions they would fetch a record $9 million.

Fossils of `Dueling Dinosaurs` to go on auction block

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 21:17

The fossilized remains of two dinosaurs found on a Montana ranch in 2006 are set to go under the hammer in New York City.

Quest for early human fossils begins in South Africa

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 19:36

Paleoanthropologists are exploring a Rising Star Cave at a site in South Africa, dubbed the ` Cradle of Humankind,` to find early humans` fossilized specimens.