Science News for Kids » Dinosaurs & Fossils http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The return of a king http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/skeleton-of-king-richard-iii-unearthed-from-an-english-parking-lot-tells-a-grisly-tale/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/skeleton-of-king-richard-iii-unearthed-from-an-english-parking-lot-tells-a-grisly-tale/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:34:49 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15659 This skeleton found beneath a parking lot in England belonged to Richard III, who ruled England in the 15th century. The bones show his curved spine and reveal the injuries that killed him. Credit: Univ. of Leicester

Skeleton of King Richard III, unearthed from an English parking lot, tells a grisly tale]]> This skeleton found beneath a parking lot in England belonged to Richard III, who ruled England in the 15th century. The bones show his curved spine and reveal the injuries that killed him. Credit: Univ. of Leicester

Skeleton of King Richard III, unearthed from an English parking lot, tells a grisly tale]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/skeleton-of-king-richard-iii-unearthed-from-an-english-parking-lot-tells-a-grisly-tale/feed/ 0 Dino-sized poop http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/dino-sized-poop/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/dino-sized-poop/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:04:00 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15507 T-Rex_feature

Ewww: Scientists use poop from living animals to estimate the size of dung dropped by T. rex and other dinos ]]> T-Rex_feature

Ewww: Scientists use poop from living animals to estimate the size of dung dropped by T. rex and other dinos ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/dino-sized-poop/feed/ 0 A fishy mammal ID http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/for-more-than-a-century-the-fossilized-skull-of-an-ancient-fish-was-misidentified-as-a-primate/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/for-more-than-a-century-the-fossilized-skull-of-an-ancient-fish-was-misidentified-as-a-primate/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:59:24 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14856 fossil_skull

For more than a century, the fossilized skull of an ancient fish was misidentified as a primate ]]> fossil_skull

For more than a century, the fossilized skull of an ancient fish was misidentified as a primate ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/for-more-than-a-century-the-fossilized-skull-of-an-ancient-fish-was-misidentified-as-a-primate/feed/ 0 Four-winged dinosaur http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:01:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14837 dino_feature

Hind wings helped a small dino make tight turns in midair]]> dino_feature

Hind wings helped a small dino make tight turns in midair]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/feed/ 0 Tiny fossil tells big tale http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/tiny-fossil-tells-big-tale/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/tiny-fossil-tells-big-tale/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:00:38 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14238 A finger fossil about the size of a ladybug helped scientists learn more about ancient humans called Denisovans. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Scientists use a single finger bone from ancient, humanlike Denisovans to study their connection to modern people and Neandertals]]> A finger fossil about the size of a ladybug helped scientists learn more about ancient humans called Denisovans. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Scientists use a single finger bone from ancient, humanlike Denisovans to study their connection to modern people and Neandertals]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/tiny-fossil-tells-big-tale/feed/ 0 New Jurassic flier http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/flying-jurassic-dinosaur-pterosaur/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/flying-jurassic-dinosaur-pterosaur/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:36:46 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13670 An artist’s depiction of what the new pterosaur might have looked like. Credit: M. Van Rooijen

Amazingly well-preserved fossil depicts a novel flying reptile from the age of dinosaurs]]> An artist’s depiction of what the new pterosaur might have looked like. Credit: M. Van Rooijen

Amazingly well-preserved fossil depicts a novel flying reptile from the age of dinosaurs]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/flying-jurassic-dinosaur-pterosaur/feed/ 0 Dino find ruffles feathers http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/more-dinosaurs-were-feathered-than-previously-thought/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/more-dinosaurs-were-feathered-than-previously-thought/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:00:16 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13379 The skeleton of Sciurumimus albersdoerferi, embedded in a limestone slab, suggests that feathers might have been the norm for dinosaurs. Credit: H. Tischlinger/Jura Museum Eichstatt

Nearly-perfect, newfound dinosaur fossil reveals more dinos were feathered than previously thought ]]> The skeleton of Sciurumimus albersdoerferi, embedded in a limestone slab, suggests that feathers might have been the norm for dinosaurs. Credit: H. Tischlinger/Jura Museum Eichstatt

Nearly-perfect, newfound dinosaur fossil reveals more dinos were feathered than previously thought ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/more-dinosaurs-were-feathered-than-previously-thought/feed/ 0 Hot or cold dinos http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/patterns-in-dinosaur-bones-fuel-a-debate-over-whether-they-were-warm-or-cold-blooded/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/patterns-in-dinosaur-bones-fuel-a-debate-over-whether-they-were-warm-or-cold-blooded/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:00:57 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13266 Microscopic growth patterns are revealed in a slice of femur, or thighbone, from a deer. The black lines in the middle and top are similar to ones found in dinosaur bones. Credit: Meike Köhler

Patterns in dinosaur bones fuel a debate over whether they were warm- or cold-blooded]]> Microscopic growth patterns are revealed in a slice of femur, or thighbone, from a deer. The black lines in the middle and top are similar to ones found in dinosaur bones. Credit: Meike Köhler

Patterns in dinosaur bones fuel a debate over whether they were warm- or cold-blooded]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/patterns-in-dinosaur-bones-fuel-a-debate-over-whether-they-were-warm-or-cold-blooded/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Studying what you love http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/cool-jobs-studying-what-you-love/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/cool-jobs-studying-what-you-love/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:15:52 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13234 Dorcas-with-python_feature1

Researchers study the same animals that fascinated them as kids]]> Dorcas-with-python_feature1

Researchers study the same animals that fascinated them as kids]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/cool-jobs-studying-what-you-love/feed/ 0 End of big bug era http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/flying-predators-probably-gobbled-up-the-biggest-of-the-large-flying-insects-150-million-years-ago/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/flying-predators-probably-gobbled-up-the-biggest-of-the-large-flying-insects-150-million-years-ago/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:00:19 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13050 dragonfly2_feature

Flying predators probably gobbled up the biggest of the large flying insects 150 million years ago]]> dragonfly2_feature

Flying predators probably gobbled up the biggest of the large flying insects 150 million years ago]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/flying-predators-probably-gobbled-up-the-biggest-of-the-large-flying-insects-150-million-years-ago/feed/ 0