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  Alberta scientist finds dinosaurs could really shake a tail feather

  A University of Alberta scientist has found that some dinosaurs could really shake a tail feather. Scott Persons says that at least one species of the long-extinct animals had strong, flexible tails tipped with large fans of feathers "built for flaunting."

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  Canadian researchers discover new dinosaur species

  What’s 20 feet long and has a parrot-like beak; two long horns, spikes coming from the back of its skull and weighs more than two tonnes? Answer: a Xenoceratops, Canada’s newest horned dinosaur.

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  Canadian dinosaur hunter honoured for years of achievement

  They roamed the earth millions of years ago, but Canada’s most-famed dinosaur hunter said now is the time to be studying the fascinating creatures. Palaeontologist Philip Currie says it’s the golden age of dinosaur research with more scientists, more funding and more interest than ever before.

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  Dinosaurs may have grown first feathers for love, not flight: study

  A set of 70-million-year-old fossils from southern Alberta has added weight to theories that dinosaurs may have first sprouted feathers to show off, not take off.

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  Small dinosaur found in China a deadly hunter: study

  Research suggests the Sinocalliopteryx gigas, a small carnivorous dinosaur found in northeastern China, was likely a ruthless and efficient hunter with a voracious appetite.

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  Paleontologists take care to protect dig sites from vandalism

  Paleontologists say vandalism and theft have always been a concern, but with the recent vandalism of the Hadrosaur skeleton in Alberta, dinosaur experts are taking extra care to protect their dig sites.

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  Unusual dinosaur exhibit to take over the ROM

  Rare dinosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere are about to take over the Royal Ontario Museum this weekend in a new exhibit called “Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana.”