The Appalachian region of the eastern United States is the world’s epicenter for salamander biodiversity. These secretive creatures, ranging in size from two inches to more than two feet, are a keystone species at risk from a perfect storm of threats, including: development, mountaintop mining, climate change, invasive species, disease, transportation corridors, acid rain, pollution, and more. Leer más.

A Triceratops may have been the last dinosaur standing, according to a new study that determined a fossil from Montana’s Hell Creek Formation is «the youngest dinosaur known to science.» Leer más.

Pterosaurs soared over the dinosaurs for millions of years without evolving to fill specific niches in the ecosystem. They stayed generalists. It wasn’t until birds showed up that the flying reptiles started getting creative with their evolution. Leer más.

A dinosaur horn is now pointing to a catastrophic end for the Age of Dinosaurs, not a gradual one as some researchers have claimed. Leer más.

La presenza di un nido di Caretta caretta, sarebbe stato accertato in una spiaggia della periferia sud di Palermo. La notizia è stata confermata a GeaPress dal WWF che sta verificando la presenza di un secondo nido. Il WWF non rileva, per motivi protezionistici, il luogo della nidificazione, e sta approntando dei turni di sorveglianza al nido. Leer más.