News tagged with prehistoric life

Fossil moths reveal their true colors

Moths dead for 47 million years are again showing their true colors. For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the colors of an ancient fossil moth. The findings detailed not just a few spots of color, ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Greenhouse ocean study offers warning for future

The mass extinction of marine life in our oceans during prehistoric times is a warning that the Earth will see such an extinction again because of high levels of greenhouse gases, according to new research ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Australian scientists hail triple dinosaur find

Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three new species were unearthed in a Queensland billabong.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 1