The Hunt for Persisting Thylacines, an Interview

You’ve surely heard the recent news that a group of amateur researchers in Tasmania – led by a Mr Neil Waters – claimed (on 1st March 2021) to have photographed a group of living Thylacines Thylacinus cynocephalus….

The Netflix Series Alien Worlds

December 2020 saw the release of the Netflix series Alien Worlds, a four-part exploration of imaginary alien life. The series is science-led throughout and incorporates world-class CG creature effects in addition to real world explorations of the various biological and evolutionary phenomena discussed across the episodes. Sophie Okonedo narrates.

TetZooMCon 2020 an Unbridled Success

Well, we did it. Opting not to hold a physical face-to-face TetZooCon 2020 for obvious reasons, myself, John Conway and Sharon Hill decided to make TetZooCon 2020 a zoom-only affair, and thus it was that TetZooMCon happened on Saturday December 12th, 2020.

Introducing ‘Unexpected Isle of Wight Air-Filled Hunter’, a New English Theropod Dinosaur

As a regular reader here, you might be familiar with the idea that we’re currently in a Golden Age of dinosaur discovery. More fossil dinosaurs are being discovered, monthly and annually, than at any other point in history, and numerous locations worldwide – even those considered well explored and well understood scientifically – continue to yield new species. Yes, new dinosaurs are found in countries like Malawi, Ecuador and Tanzania, and in Antarctica, but new dinosaurs are also found in the USA, France, Spain and the UK. This week sees the publication of yet another new dinosaur from England. I’m writing about it because I’m one of its describers.