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Tyrannosaurus rex walked like a bird on its tiptoes

Powerful jaws and bone-crushing bites have long shaped the popular image of Tyrannosaurus rex. Its feet, not so much. A new ...
Forget the earth-shaking stomps! New research reveals Tyrannosaurus rex likely walked with a bird-like, controlled stride, using its toes and tail for balance. This efficient gait suggests a more ...
In films, TV and stories, the Tyrannosaurus rex is often shown as a powerful, but not very bright dinosaur. Now, scientists are asking a new question: could they have been smarter than we think?
In the first analysis of proteins extracted from dinosaur bones, scientists say they have established more firmly than ever that the closest living relatives of the mighty predator Tyrannosaurus rex ...
A six-day-old quail embryo has hips that look identical to those of a T rex. Chicken genes, when manipulated in the lab, can trigger the growth of teeth. These are not anomalies; they are evidence of ...
Exactly how did birds evolve from dinosaurs? It’s a mystery that has been with us for more than 150 years, and palaeontologists are still hunting for pieces of the puzzle today. Among them is the ...