Tyrannosaurus rex Had Mammal-Like Body Temperature, Study Finds
A new analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex teeth indicates the ancient predator maintained a body temperature of about 36.3 degrees…
Ontario Gambling Disorder ER Visits Nearly Double after Online Expansion
A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that emergency department visits in Ontario related…
Ancient Alligator Relative Lived Right After Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
Paleontologists have identified a new species of extinct alligatorid that lived in what is now Colorado just a…
Exceptionally Preserved Bird Feathers Found in 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Coprolite
Paleontologists in Montana have discovered remarkably preserved feathers of an ancient aquatic bird inside a fossilized dinosaur dropping,…
Paleontologists Discover First-Ever Adult Tyrannosaurus rex Trackway
Paleontologists in North Dakota have unearthed a set of 66.5-million-year-old fossilized footprints that can be confidently attributed to…
Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’
For several decades, paleontologists have described Miracinonyx trumani — an extinct species of cheetah-like felid that roamed the…
Amylyx endocrine drug succeeds in pivotal study
This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe.…
‘Super’ El Nino could doom the Amazon Rainforest
Drought. Fire. Mass illegal logging. Now, researchers warn another “Super” El Niño could doom the Amazon rainforest. “The…
The new “America First Global Health Strategy” could erode years of progress under PEPFAR
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was initiated in 2003 under President George W. Bush. As…
Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone
Paleontologists working in southern Wyoming have identified a previously unknown species of omomyid primate, adding a new chapter…
As UK oceans warm up, experts warn great white sharks are ‘already lurking off beaches’ and another toothy predator could follow
With rising ocean temperatures, great white sharks are migrating further north than ever documented. Researchers suggest that these…
Meet the gray wolf: How the apex predator, largest member of the dog family has evolved
The grey wolf is one of the world’s most fearsome apex predators, despite having a cute and cuddly…