Brian Switek

Wired Science Blogger

Brian Switek is a freelance science writer and a paleontology volunteer with the Natural History Museum of Utah. He is also author of the books My Beloved Brontosaurus and Written in Stone.

Animals

Why do giraffes have long necks? The mystery has baffled experts since Darwin

Jun 21, 2017 9:32 AM

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Want to Make an Alligator Angrier Than Normal? Make It Use a Treadmill

Mar 25, 2013 6:30 AM

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Laelaps is On the Move

Nov 30, 2012 4:42 PM

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Carnivorous Neighbors — How Sabercats and a Bear Dog Managed to Coexist

Nov 30, 2012 1:31 PM

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Scientists Reveal Jurassic Forest's Hidden Hangingfly

Nov 26, 2012 5:05 PM

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A Feast of Feathery Fossil Posts

Nov 21, 2012 2:51 PM

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Great White Shark Ancestry Swims Into Focus

Nov 15, 2012 2:00 PM

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Eocene Big Bird Not so Scary, After All

Nov 14, 2012 6:56 PM

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Pterosaur Takeoff Tussle Highlights Science News Fumble

Nov 11, 2012 11:26 PM

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Smilodon the Vampire

Nov 7, 2012 3:27 PM

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The Fall of the Carnivorous Mastodon

Oct 31, 2012 2:54 PM

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Researchers Chew Over a Prehistoric Bear's Diet

Oct 29, 2012 4:56 PM

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Variety is the Spice of Life

Oct 23, 2012 12:41 PM

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Palaeontologists identify the Predator X fossil

Oct 16, 2012 6:05 AM

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Paleontologists Reveal the Identity of 'Predator X'

Oct 15, 2012 3:48 PM

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The Family That Nests Together, Rests Together

Oct 12, 2012 8:57 PM

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Lemur Headgear Helps Researchers Probe Prehistory

Oct 8, 2012 9:29 PM

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Great White Shark Diet Is More Than Seals

Oct 6, 2012 5:24 PM

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The Lemur That Was a Fish

Oct 4, 2012 5:11 PM

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Fossil Untangles Horseshoe Crab Mystery

Oct 2, 2012 4:54 PM