BEIJING, China. — Y. huali roamed the earth about 125 million years ago. Its fuzzy coat suggests that the climate back then was cooler than scientists first thought. The Tyrannosaurus rex has always ...

The earliest known relative of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex had primitive feathers, probably to help it keep warm. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing found the remains of the ...

New research indicates the T. rex likely had feathers, challenging prior beliefs. For a long time, popular depictions showed dinosaurs as dull, scaly reptiles. It’s now believed that many dinosaurs, ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Today, even scientists hunger for their 15 minutes of fame, and the news media eagerly hand it to them, writes Keith S. Thomson, a professor of natural history and director of the Oxford University ...