‘Dinosaur Art: The world’s greatest paleoart’, from Titan books, collects together truly incredible illustrations of long-gone species.
Two of the world’s top palaeontological and dinosaur illustrators talk about their craft.
Julian Bayliss found the lost forest of Mount Mabu in Africa with the help of Google tools
While many species names hark from descriptions or notable features of the organism there’s also the opportunity for scientists to name a species after a person, though it’s etiquette not to name a species after yourself. Here are some species names after more notable famous people.
Many famous people have been honoured with a species named after them.
White is a rare colour in nature and though these creatures are beautiful, their colouring comes with disadvantages, such as poor eyesight, and increased risk of sunburn and being seen by predators.
Ghostly whales, snowy wallabies and whitewashed peacocks – albinism’s rarity in the wild lends it mystique.
Entrants from 34 countries have been recognized by the Global Arctic Awards. The competition, to capture the best scenes from the Arctic region, is in its second year. The government of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous region and the Russian Geographic Society both supported this awareness raising project. www.arcticawards.ru/winners2013
The discovery of a well-preserved crocodile fossils sheds light on the evolution of reptiles.