View Article  Birds can Detect Predators by Sense of Smell

New Study Demonstrates that Birds can "Smell a Rat"

Many animal species detect and avoid predators by smell, but this ability has largely been ignored in the study of birds, ...   more »

View Article  New Diplodocus Model - Carnegie Museum Collection

New Diplodocus Model - Carnegie Museum Collection

In 1898 Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish born businessman reputed to have amassed one of the largest personal fortunes of all time, read an ...   more »

View Article  Frog Blog Week 7 - Where have all the Tadpoles Gone?

Frog Blog Week 7 - Disappearing Tadpoles

Typical April weather for England has continued over the last seven days or so, with lots and lots of showers interrupted by occasional ...   more »

View Article  Dinosaur DNA Linked to our Feather Friends. Are you going to call T. rex a Chicken?

Dinosaur DNA linked to Aves - Are you going to call T. rex a Chicken?

Analysis of protein molecules recovered from the fossilised thigh bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex indcates that T. rex was closely related to birds.   more »

View Article  Updating the Date of the Dinosaurs Demise

Refining the date for the end of the Cretaceous

Refinement of rock dating techniques permits scientists to more accurately date events in the Earth's history - clocks in the rocks.   more »

View Article  Review of Prehistoric Times (edition 85 - Spring)

Spring Edition of Prehistoric Times

The Spring edition of Prehistoric Times packed full of features and articles on prehistoric animals and the latest discoveries.   more »

View Article  21st Birthday for Baryonyx

Happy 21st Birthday Baryonyx>

The unusual Theropod dinosaur Baryonyx was named and described 21 years ago.   more »

View Article  Magic Dinosaurs Book Review

Magic Dinosaurs Book Review

Every once in a while our buyer comes across a really fun and different prehistoric animal themed book.  With an interest in children's education, books have ...   more »

View Article  Frog Blog Week 6 - Jelly beginning to go

Jelly beginning to Go

The tadpoles continue to disperse throughout the pond. They have formed two distinct groups with one group staying close to the protective jelly.   more »

View Article  Going, Going Gone - Triceratops finds a Buyer

Triceratops fossil going to a Private Collector

After failing to find a buyer at the recent Christie's auction of natural history objects in Paris, the exceptionally rare and nearly complete ...   more »

View Article  Triceratops - Still for Sale

Triceratops Fails to Reach its Reserve Price at Auction

Despite a great deal of interest from within France and overseas the almost complete Triceratops fossil put up for auction in ...   more »

View Article  Geological Hammers - What is so special about them?

Triceratops goes under the Hammer Today

When a hammer is associated with a dinosaur fossil it is normally a geological hammer used to help excavate the fossil from the surrounding rock ...   more »

View Article  The Day of the Triceratops Sale has Dawned

Triceratops goes under the Hammer Today

When a hammer is associated with a dinosaur fossil it is normally a geological hammer used to help excavate the fossil from the surrounding rock ...   more »

View Article  Would the real Indiana Jones Please Step Forward?

Who was the Inspiration behind Indiana Jones?

Was Roy Chapman Andrews or Otto Rahn the inspiration behind Indiana Jones?   more »

View Article  First Census of UK Dinosaurs

Over 100 Species of British Dinosaur named in first UK Dinosaur Survey

A team of researchers based at the University of Portsmouth on England's south coast have completed a review ...   more »