John Pickrell

Scientists estimate more than three billion native animals were killed or displaced during Australia's Black Summer bushfire season. Many species—including the koala, regent honeyeater, glossy black-cockatoo, and platypus—are inching towards extinction due to mega-blazes and the changing climate behind them. In Flames of Extinction, award-winning science writer John Pickrell investigates the effects of the 2019-2020 bushfires on Australian wildlife and...

Dinosaurs didn't die out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. Get ready to unthink what you thought you knew and journey into the deep, dark depths of the Jurassic. The discovery of the first feathered dinosaur in China in 1996 sent shockwaves through the palaeontological world. Were the feathers part of a complex mating ritual, or a...

We're in a golden age of discovery, and the fossils coming to light show dinosaurs were stranger, bigger, scarier, and more diverse than we ever imagined. From outback Australia to the Gobi Desert and the savanna of Madagascar, award-winning science writer John Pickrell sets out on a world tour of new discoveries and meets the fossil hunters leading the charge....