Parasites May Have Killed T-Rex

A new study finds Tyrannosaurus Rex may have become extinct due to the work of a small one-celled parasitic organism, which caused lacerations in the dinosaur's jaw bone. The disease trichomoniasis gallinae causes lesions in the beaks of modern birds of prey, and Australian...

Twitter - the Beak Speaks and Delivers :: Symblogogy

. . . . . " The beautiful thing about New Media is that it defies control yet exemplifies what can be done in an atmosphere of freedom and creativity.Take Twitter for example; a free communications service...

Giant Bird-Dinosaur Discovered!

... No, it wasn't found alive, which may be a good thing: T-Rexes were intimidating enough before they could fly! In rural China, paleontologists (dino-archaeologists) have discovered a massive and probably...

Flocking Away from The Answer

"Flocking Away from the Answer Print this page Click on image for larger view... MORE... By Rachel Johnson Staff Writer johnson@islandgazette.net Have you ever been strolling the sandy beaches of the Pleasure Island shoreline and discovered an injured bird? If so you are...

'Terror Birds': Argentine fossil points to largest bird ever found

From the Chicago Tribune, Illinois: "A curious teenager in Argentina has discovered the fossil skull of the biggest bird ever found - a swift, flightless predator 10 feet tall that pursued its prey across the...

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