Why this stunning dinosaur fossil discovery has scientists stomping mad
A budding paleontologist’s description of the ’Holy Grail’ of fossil finds in a New Yorker feature has prompted widespread criticism
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In the Klondike, a gold rush becomes an old rush
From 2015: Discoveries of gold and ancient fossils go hand in hand in the Yukon. But the mammoth tusk trade has a dark side.
Flightless little dinosaur feasted on others
Alberta researchers publish on Sinocalliopteryx
Fossil discovery raises questions about evolution
Leakeys believe new finds confirm speculation from 1972 that Homo erectus had more hominid company.
Tiny human brains threaten giant dinosaur bones in Alberta
Drunk vandals attacked a dig called ’a spectacular local find’
New fossil rewrites history of mammals
160-million-year-old specimen earliest known animal that fed placenta to young
The biggest, baddest dinos still rule
A scientist can discover 10,000 fossils, but that’s not what gets us talking
The Show of Shows
The opening ceremonies had something few Canadian cultural events display: rhythm. A pulse. Plus an army of demonic fiddlers and a giant Stay-Puft Marshmallow Bear.
The quest to build a dinosaur
Scientists are working to bring dinosaurs back to life. They think they’re getting close.