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Study Reveals Dinosaurs Hatched Eggs Less Efficiently Than Modern Birds
45+ min ago (1372+ words) How Did Oviraptorid Dinosaurs Hatch Their Eggs? New Experimental Study Reveals Surprising Insights into Incubation Strategies Among the diverse array of dinosaur behaviors still shrouded in mystery, the reproductive strategies of oviraptors'bird-like, yet flightless dinosaurs'have captivated paleontologists for decades. Recent…...
Researchers show dinos hatched eggs less efficiently than modern birds
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (476+ words) Research using dinosaur body model suggests that " unlike modern birds " bird-like dinosaurs may have used the sun's warmth to help hatch eggs, shedding light on the evolution of avian-style incubation. image:Lateral view of the clutch. The eggs weremolded from…...
10-year-old boy discovers rare megalodon tooth in Calvert County
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (248+ words) CALVERT COUNTY, Md. - It's a discovery millions of years in the making: In early March, a 10-year-old Maryland boy found a megalodon tooth, and now, he and his family are excited to share the details of this rare find. Roughly two…...
Proper way to hold an avian dinosaur
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Oviraptors May Have Used Sunlight to Help Incubate Their Eggs 70 Million Years Ago
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (537+ words) Learn how a life-sized nest experiment revealed that Cretaceous oviraptor dinosaurs in China may have relied on both body heat and sunlight to incubate their eggs. If you picture a dinosaur guarding its nest, you might imagine something like a…...
Scientists Built a Life-Size Dinosaur Nest and the Results Were Surprising
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (856+ words) Scientists recreated a life-sized oviraptor and nest to investigate how these bird-like dinosaurs hatched their eggs. How exactly did oviraptors, bird-like but flightless dinosaurs, hatch their eggs? Scientists have long debated whether these dinosaurs relied mainly on heat from the…...
MPAC Sustainability Series: National Geographic Live – Rise of T-Rex
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (190+ words) MPAC Sustainability Series: National Geographic Live " Rise of T-Rex'NewJerseyStage.com MPAC Sustainability Series: National Geographic Live " Rise of T-Rex Wednesday, April 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm Tyrannosaurus Rex is the most famous dinosaur out there, but few people know the true story of this species....
Ami Vitale, National Geographic Explorer at Large
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (50+ words) Ami Vitale, National Geographic Explorer at Large'WAMC Ami Vitale, National Geographic Explorer at Large The title is an honor reserved for only the most impactful of storytellers, scientists, and changemakers. We'll speak with Ami about her new title and her…...
Early Triassic Cyclidan Crustacean Had Powerful Jaws
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (739+ words) Paleontologists have described a new species of enigmatic cyclidan crustacean on the basis of three well-preserved specimens from the Early Triassic Guiyang biota of China. Yunnanocyclus fortis. Image credit: Sun et al., doi: 10.1002/spp2.70052. Cyclidans are a distinctive group of arthropods…...
Every Dinosaur in the Original Jurassic Park, Ranked by Power & Threat Level
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (1124+ words) Amanda Mullen is a freelance writer for ComicBook with expertise in fantasy topics, anime, and all things television. She has a decade of digital media experience, most of it spent writing about pop culture. Amanda most recently served as a…...