Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosaurs looked

Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by kuu on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:29AM (#20865847)

I don't like this kind of articles, because they start with a question that is not answered. What's the point about writing an article in a newspaper saying 'what is x' and being the answer 'we don't know' ?

Edit: The title in HN has been changed. It was called "What color evolved for" or something similar...

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by Errancer on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:45AM (#20865941)

To remove doubt that there is a single, monolithic cause? And going from unknown unknowns to unknown knows is something very valuable in my opinion

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by kuu on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @10:11AM (#20866616)

"going from unknown unknowns to unknown knows is something very valuable in my opinion".

Agree, but don't give me a clickbait title (now it has changed)

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by jacoblsievers on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @01:26PM (#20868842)

Actually title of referenced study: "Tissue-specific geometry and chemistry of modern and fossilized melanosomes reveal internal anatomy of extinct vertebrates"

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Re:Fossil colour studies are changing our idea of how dinosa... by deepsun on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @03:57PM (#20870532)

> Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no".

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