Scientists Took a Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Temperature for the First Time, and It was Almost Like that of a Human Ryan Whalen·September 19, 2026Tyrannosaurus rex was an energetic, hot-blooded predator, UCLA scientists found in new genetic research, basedon tooth enamel.
66-Million-Year-Old Footprint Discovery Reveals Something About Tyrannosaurus That Researchers “Never Imagined” Ryan Whalen·September 10, 2026A new discovery is revealing how the long-extinct Tyrannosaurus Rex may have moved when it was still alive.
Major Paleontology Shake-Up Reveals ‘Teenage T. rex’ Wasn’t a Teen at All, Flipping “Decades of T. rex Research on Its Head” Ryan Whalen·October 31, 2025A major shake-up in dinosaur paleontology reveals that what scientists have long called "Tyrannosaurus" is actually two species.
Striking New Fossils From a Dinosaur “Mummy Zone” Helped Solve a Mystery More Than a Century in the Making Ryan Whalen·October 24, 2025The preserved record of “dinosaur mummies” soft tissue discovered in Wyoming is shedding new light on what these creatures truly looked like.
Paleontologists Discover “Prince of Dragons,” the Closest Known Ancestor of Tyrannosaurus Ryan Whalen·June 14, 2025Paleontologists have identified Khankhuuluu as the closest known ancestor of T. rex, shedding new light on Tyrannosaur evolution and migration.
Apex Predator Dinosaurs like T-Rex Used Iron-Coated Teeth to “Rip Apart” Their Prey, Study Suggests Christopher Plain·July 25, 2024A new study of Komodo dragons has suggested that ancient dinosaur apex predators like Tyrannosaurs Rex may have had iron-coated teeth.