Bat-winged dinosaurs that could glide

Published: 22 October 2020

Despite having bat-like wings, two small dinosaurs, Yi and Ambopteryx, struggled to fly, only managing to glide clumsily between the trees where they lived, according to a new study led by an...

CTV NEWS | Some dinosaurs were flying before there were birds, new research suggests

Published: 13 August 2020

Biologists now have a better idea of the origin of birds and the evolution of flight, two iconic events in the history of life on earth, thanks to work by a group of international scientists...

T. rex was a champion walker, super-efficient at lower speeds

Published: 13 May 2020

While smaller dinosaurs needed speed, huge predators like T. rex were optimized for energy-efficient walking, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.

Science Documentary Film: Perfect Predators

Sunday, October 14, 2012 15:00to17:00

Perfect Predators (Science, 2009): The Cretaceous Period spawned walking death machines with a savage combination of speed, eyesight, brainpower, and razor-sharp implements.859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest...

Science Documentary Film: Curse of T. rex

Sunday, November 18, 2012 15:00to17:00

Documentary film Curse of T. rex (NOVA, 1997): They are the most spectacular—and rarest—creatures ever to walk the earth. And they are for sale.859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA...

What a 66M-year old forest fire reveals about dinosaurs

Published: 5 June 2014

As far back as the time of the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago, forests recovered from fires in the same manner they do today, according to a team of researchers from McGill University and the...

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