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Riley Black

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T. rex had lips, upending its enduring pop culture image

1 April 2023. By Riley Black

Incredible dinosaur ‘mummy’ reveals a surprisingly hoof-like foot

13 October 2022. By Riley Black

These colossal storks flew over Indonesia’s island of 'hobbit’-size humans

13 July 2022. By Riley Black

First dinosaur found with a respiratory disease

11 February 2022. By Riley Black

Giant 'sea monster' fossil found in East Midlands is one of the largest of its kind

10 January 2022. By Riley Black

Tiny crab encased in amber reveals evolutionary march out of the ocean

22 October 2021. By Riley Black

Dinosaur skull scans reveal clues about flight—and communication

7 May 2021. By Riley Black

Bones evolved to act like batteries, 400-million-year-old fish suggest

1 April 2021. By Riley Black

Shark-like fossil with manta 'wings' is unlike anything seen before

18 March 2021. By Riley Black

Giant predatory worms lurked beneath the ancient seafloor, fossils reveal

22 January 2021. By Riley Black

57,000 year-old wolf puppy found frozen in Yukon permafrost

22 December 2020. By Riley Black

First tyrannosaur embryo fossils revealed

20 October 2020. By Riley Black

How the world's deadliest mass extinction actually helped the rise of dinosaurs

11 September 2020. By Riley Black

Reef sharks are in major decline worldwide

23 July 2020. By Riley Black