Back in Time is ED’s newspaper-like column that reports the past as though it had happened just yesterday. It allows the reader to relive it several years later, on the date it occurred. June 11, 1993: Steven Spielberg’s latest cinematic venture, Jurassic Park, roared into cinemas today. Backed by Universal Studios and mounted on a […]
Sometimes, all you need for effective horror is a good pitch. David Robert Mitchell understood this with his modern horror classic It Follows, where the monster can be explained in three seconds but the tension lasts for an entire film. — Read the rest
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Un grupo de paleontólogos identificó una nueva especie de mosasaurio gigantesco que vivió hace 80 millones de años en el antiguo mar interior de Norteamérica. Durante décadas, sus fósiles estuvieron exhibidos en museos bajo otro nombre.
Los investigadores creen que Tylosaurus rex fue uno de los mosasaurios más agresivos de su época, comparable al T. Rex en tierra.
Hace unos 80 millones de años,…
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These ancient fish lineages survived mass extinctions, ice ages, and evolutionary upheaval.
Today marks the North American debut of the Pokémon Fossil Museum in Chicago, located at the Field Museum. According to USA Today, the Pokémon Fossil Museum "features nearly 30 Pokémon fossil sculptures," which will be displayed with "a real fossil or cast" from the museum's collection. This exhibit opens today, May 22, 2026, and concludes […]
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This fossil of _Irritator challengeri_ , unearthed in Brazil and held in Germany, is considered the most complete spinosaurid skull ever found. Credit: Cisneros et al., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210898, CC BY 4.0
New research links shrunken dinosaur arms to skulls built for attack.
This was one of the messiest climate events.
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Elon Musk doesn’t just want to go to Mars—he also wants to visit Jurassic Park. In a recent post on X, the tech giant expressed his enthusiasm, calling author Michael Crichton’s idea “epic.” Ethical—not to mention safety—concerns aside, it fits Musk’s broader pattern of backing bold genetic and biological engineering experiments.
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Researchers from the University of Austin have identified a new species of dinosaur. The turkey-sized juvenile lived near what is now Aphae Island in South Korea about 113 million to 94 million years ago. It had a rounded skull and may have been covered with fuzz. — Read the rest
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A newly discovered Spinosaurus reignites fierce debate over whether these giant predators could actually swim.
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A life-sized foam dinosaur reveals that oviraptors relied on the sun to hatch their eggs.
“Terrible Lizards”—That’s the literal translation of the term Dinosauria, coined by Sir Richard Owen in the 19th century to describe the colossal bones early paleontologists were unearthing. For a long time, the name made sense. The dinosaur lineage has provided us with some of the most truly terrifying animals to ever walk the planet. But […]
Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult.
T-Rex walked on its tippy toes, but we're not sure how elegant it was.
New research reveals the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex ran on its tiptoes, reaching staggering speeds.
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A newly discovered dinosaur carried hollow spikes never seen before in its kind.
One fossil’s teeth are forcing scientists to rethink where dinosaurs began.
An artificial intelligence system taught itself to identify dinosaur tracks without any human input.