The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Chicxulub asteroid impact created 2-year cloud of dust that may have killed the dinosaurs

Rocks formed during the Chicxulub asteroid impact reveal fine dust particles were main drivers of the global winter which led to extinction of 75% of Earth's species.

Space · Nov 1, 2023

Scientists believe they have finally uncovered what killed off dinosaurs

We knew that an asteroid heralded the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Now researchers say they have discovered a key element in their extinction

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

The ‘flickering’ of Earth systems is warning us: act now, or see our already degraded paradise lost

When Rishi Sunak granted 27 new North Sea licences this week, he wasn’t thinking about the survival of the living world, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023

Two Just Stop Oil activists arrested after spray painting dinosaur in protest at Natural History Museum

Two medics were held on suspicion of criminal damage after orange paint was put over a dinosaur skeleton

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023

Moon may be ‘40m years older’ than previously thought, researchers say

Scientists shed new light on satellite’s formation by studying lunar dust from Apollo 17 mission

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

‘Callous, reckless, unethical’: scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space

‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the loss of 2m-year-old human remains

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

V.S. Achuthanandan turns 100 on October 20

VS’s life is a lesson in resilience and courage.At 100, Comrade VS, a leader who rose from humble beginnings, remains a symbol of resilience and courage. He fought for the rights of peasants, led a struggle against land reclamation, and championed causes that endeared him to the public. He was…

The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023

The lost world: Venezuela’s unique tepui frogs face new perils

Living in carnivorous plants or rolling like balls to flee from predators, amphibians on these tabletop peaks evolved like no others. Can they avoid extinction as their home heats up?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

‘Extremely rare’ Jurassic-era fossils discovered in Lake Powell

Tritylodonts, mid-sized mammal-related herbivores, roamed the area’s deserts 200m years ago

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023

Morocco fossils reveal astounding diversity of marine life just before the asteroid hit

66 million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a disaster?

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2023