The T. Rex: A Big Chicken? The T. Rex Is the Ancestor of Modern Birds

 The first analysis of protein extracted from dinosaur bones confirms that birds today are closest descendants of the dreaded Tyrannosaur or Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex), according to a study published in the journal Science published Friday.

“These results confirm the predictions made from observations and anatomical skeletons represent the first molecular evidence of the link [...]

Living Fossil in Taiwan

Some 350,000 baby Asian horseshoe crabs bred in captivity were released into the ocean near Kinmen yesterday in an effort to conserve the species.

The release was conducted under the supervision of officials from the Kinmen Aquaculture Research Institute (KARI), which bred the crabs.
KARI researchers said the horseshoe crab is nearly extinct in waters surrounding [...]