Scientists found that Komodo dragons, the world's largest living lizard, have a coat of iron on their razor-like teeth which helps them kill their prey. The study, published on Wednesday (Jul 24) in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, was led by researchers from King's College London.

Why do Komodo dragons have teeth coated in iron? Will it reveal dinosaurs secrets?

In a groundbreaking discovery, paleontologists have unearthed the fossilised remains of a colossal salamander-like creature that ruled as a top predator long before the age of dinosaurs.

Massive prehistoric Salamander fossil discovered, predating dinosaurs

In a new study, the scientists said that ammonites were not declining in numbers when they went extinct. The marine molluscs with coiled shells, which are one of the great icons of palaeontology, flourished in the oceans of Earth for more than 350 million years till they died out during the same meteorite strike in which the dinosaurs were wiped out nearly 66 million years ago.

This species was also wiped out along with dinosaurs in meteor strike

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In a new research, it has been found that the feathered dinosaurs may not have looked as imagined by people and portrayed in popular media. The study has found that these extinct reptiles were not entirely feathered and had either scaly skin or feathery patches.

Did feathered dinosaurs exist? Study says these reptiles had scaly skins like lizards

Dinosaurs, the mighty beasts that once roamed the planet, are known for their reptilian appearance, or rather what we believe they looked like. For a long time, scientists have also speculated that dinosaurs were sluggish, cold-blooded creatures that, like lizards, depended on external heat sources to help regulate their body temperatures.

Cold-blooded reptiles or hot-blooded mighty overlords? Scientists unravel age-old dinosaur mystery 

It's a done fact, birds are officially dinosaurs. From pigeons in the park to penguins in the Antarctic, all birds are living breathing dinosaurs, believe scientists, thanks to the discovery of a fossil of a dinosaur called Archaeopteryx.

Ancient fossil shows birds are officially dinosaurs

The world of palaeontology has found a new member. Palaeontologists in Argentina have unveiled a new species of Titanosaur named Titanomachya gimenezi from the late Cretaceous Epoch, a period between 66 to 145 million years ago.

A 6-foot-tall dinosaur? Smallest-ever Titanosaurs to have walked the Earth discovered in Argentina

A new study led by researchers at the University of Texas, Austin recently identified aetosaurs, a heavily armoured cousin of modern crocodiles who walked the Earth before dinosaurs did before going extinct around 200 million years ago.

Newly identified ‘heavily armoured’ crocodile ancestor walked the Earth before dinosaurs

In a recent research, palaeontologists have come across a new species of dinosaurs, which suggests that dinosaurs were not going extinct during the end of the Cretaceous period.

New 'Pharaoh’s chicken from Hell' species busts long-held myths about dinosaurs

The long-running debate of whether the dinosaur fossils first unearthed in Montana, US, in 1942, belonged to teenage Tyrannosaurus Rexes or not has finally been settled.

Debate settled: Teenage T. Rex skulls unearthed in 1942 belonged to a different dinosaur species

The Royal Mint, the United Kingdom's coin producer, has introduced a new series of coins featuring the once mighty overlords that ruled the Earth before humans: Dinosaurs.

Prehistoric Pounds: UK Royal Mint's dinosaur 50p coin series takes a leap into the past

According to molecular biogerontologist, Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, a professor at the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham, this may be an evolutionary relict dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, which ended with their mass extinction around 66 million years ago.

Dinosaurs may have influenced human aging: Know How

In a new study, a scientist has suggested that if it were not for the dinosaurs, humans could have extended their lifespan by up to 200 years. Microbiologist Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, from University of Birmingham in the UK, has emphasised an evident difference between how quickly mammals, like humans, age and how the ageing takes place in reptiles and amphibians.

Do you know humans could live for 200 years? But dinosaurs didn't let this happen

The extinction of dinosaurs on Earth is said to be the most massive blow to life on the planet after it was hit by an asteroid. However, there have been many hints which suggest that asteroids may not have been the reason behind the mass extinction of the dinosaurs, but only the most spectacular isolated contribution.

Not a meteorite, but India's Deccan Traps may have led to extinction of dinosaurs from Earth: Study

Some dinosaurs, the majestic creatures that went extinct millions of years ago, had unique characteristics, such as staying underground for a part of their lives, according to the latest examination of an "overlooked" skull fossil at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in the United States.

Scientists discover 'super senses' in dinosaurs previously known to be 'pretty boring'

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth millions of years ago, but how they went extinct remains a matter of active research with experts also studying the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs.

An asteroid yes, but that's not what exactly killed the dinosaurs

Dinosaurs are believed to be the most terrifying prehistoric predators to have ever existed on Earth. However, a new discovery of a skull has brought to light another fearsome beast, which is likely to have dominated Earth 40 million years before the first 'terrible lizards' existed.

A terrifying beast roamed Earth long before dinosaurs, a newly found skull proves

Our ancestors mingled with dinosaurs. New study suggests the coexistence of humans & dinosaurs. Researchers analyzed fossil records. As per study, humans, dogs & bats originated in the Cretaceous period. These placental mammals shared the planet with dinosaurs. Until a mass extinction event took place. It was triggered by an asteroid hitting the Earth.

Did early human ancestors walk the Earth alongside dinosaurs but survive the Asteroid impact?

Scientists have made an amazing discovery. In an inhospitable valley in the Chilean Patagonia, they have come across the remains of four species of dinosaurs. The fossils which were discovered and transported to a laboratory in 2021, as per researchers, belong to species that have previously not been identified in the area.

'Super exciting' find: Researchers discover four species of dinosaurs, including a potentially new one

Dinosaurs inhabited this planet millions of years ago and in the last 200 or so years, humanity has found much evidence of the mighty beasts. You would think that given that the very first evidence of dinosaurs was found in the early 1600s, we would know almost everything there is to know about them.

Extremely rare evidence of dinosaurs consuming mammals spotted

Let's go back around 250 million-years-ago when roughly 76% marine and land species were wiped out from the face of Earth. The Triassic Jurassic mass extinction is believed to be what helped dinosaurs eventually dominate the landscape.

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Prehistoric waters were a dangerous place to have your Sunday swim. Not only there were predators, but there were huge predators. Before an asteroid wiped most of them off the face of the planet, dinosaurs were ruling almost every food chain and food web.

Scientists find fossil of giant sea monster Mosasaur next to its victim

For a new kind of Jurassic experience for fans, a high-tech Jurassic World exhibition has opened up in London. The exhibition is running at London's ExCel arena from 25 August through November.

High-tech Jurassic World exhibition kicks off in London with animatronic dinosaurs

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